List of high commissioners of New Zealand to Australia

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|alt = Embassy of New Zealand, Canberra

|incumbent = Andrew Needs

|incumbentsince = 22 April 2024

|style = His Excellency

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|appointer = Governor-General of New Zealand

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|inaugural = Carl Berendsen

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The high commissioner of New Zealand to Australia is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Commonwealth of Australia, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Australia.

The high commission is located in Canberra, Australia's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident high commissioner in Australia since 1943.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Australia are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

List of heads of mission

=High commissioners to Australia=

The following individuals have held the office of high commissioner to Australia resident in Canberra:{{cite web |url=http://www.mfat.govt.nz/about/ipd/homslista.html |title=Heads of Missions List: A |publisher=New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |date=8 July 2006 |archivedate=30 September 2006 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060930064841/http://www.mfat.govt.nz/about/ipd/homslista.html}}

class="wikitable"; text-align:center; ! {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! Name ! Portrait ! colspan=2 \| Term of office
1 \| Carl Berendsen \| 60px \| 27 February 1943 \| 5 April 1944
2 \| Jim Barclay \| 60px \| 5 April 1944 \| 31 August 1950
3 \| Lisle Alderton{{cite web\|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2788731 \|title=Mr. G. E. Alderton New Zealand High Commissioner \|publisher= The Canberra Times \|date=14 July 1950 \|accessdate=29 January 2020 \|page=4 }} \| 60px \| 31 August 1950 \| 1 April 1958
4 \| Fred Jones \| 60px \| 1 April 1958 \| 31 May 1961
5 \| Syd Johnston \| 60px \| 31 May 1961 \| 10 May 1963†
6 \| Jack Shepherd (acting) \| 60px \| 11 May 1963 \| 11 April 1964
7 \| Luke Hazlett \| 60px \| 11 April 1964 \| 10 August 1970
8 \| Arthur Yendell \| 60px \| 10 August 1970 \| 9 May 1973
9 \| Eric Chapman \| 60px \| 9 May 1973 \| 2 August 1976
10 \| Laurie Francis \| 60px \| 2 August 1976 \| 29 January 1985
11 \| Graham Ansell \| 60px \| 29 January 1985 \| 31 May 1989
12 \| Ted Woodfield \| 60px \| 31 May 1989 \| 13 June 1994
13 \| Graham Fortune \| 60px \| 13 June 1994 \| 3 March 1999
14 \| Simon Murdoch \| 60px \| 3 March 1999 \| 21 September 2002
15 \| Kate Lackey \| 60px \| 21 September 2002 \| 9 November 2006
16 \| John Larkindale \| 60px \| 9 November 2006 \| 4 May 2011
17 \| Martyn Dunne \| 60px \| 4 May 2011 \| 21 November 2013
18 \| Chris Seed{{cite web\|url=http://protocol.dfat.gov.au/Mission/view.rails?id=145 \|title=Foreign embassies and consulates in Australia - Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade \|publisher=Protocol.dfat.gov.au \|date=2013-11-21 \|accessdate=2015-06-14}} \| 60px \| 21 November 2013 \| 7 December 2018
19 \| Annette King \| 60px \| 7 December 2018 \| 22 December 2023
20 \| Andrew Needs \| 60px \| 22 April 2024{{cite web \|url=https://protocol.dfat.gov.au/Public/Missions/145 \|title=Foreign embassies and consulates in Australia – New Zealand \|website=Australian Government – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade \|access-date=11 March 2025}} \| present

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! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! Name

! Portrait

! colspan=2 | Term of office

List of high commissioners of New Zealand to Australia

List of heads of mission

=High commissioners to Australia=

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