High Commission of the United Kingdom, Wellington
British High Commission in Wellington | |
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Location | Thorndon, Wellington |
Address | 44 Hill St, Thorndon, Wellington 6011, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 41°16′36″S 174°46′30″E / 41.2766°S 174.7749°E / -41.2766; 174.7749 |
High Commissioner | Iona Thomas |
Website | Official website |
The High Commission of the United Kingdom in Wellington is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in New Zealand. It is located on Hill Street in the Thorndon suburb.[1]
History
Prior to 1939, the Governor-General of New Zealand was the official representative of the British government, as well as of the Crown. Since this time a High Commissioner has represented the British government.
The British High Commissioner to New Zealand is also non-resident Governor of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands. The High Commission also represents the British Overseas Territories in New Zealand.
Outside Wellington, there is also a British Consulate-General in Auckland, where the senior officer is the Consul-General.
See also
- New Zealand–United Kingdom relations
- List of diplomatic missions in New Zealand
- List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to New Zealand
References
- ^ "British High Commission Wellington". gov.uk. British Government. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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- New Zealand Constitution Act 1846
- New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
- Statute of Westminster 1931
- Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947
- New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947
- New Zealand Constitution Amendment (Request and Consent) Act 1947
- British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948
- Constitution Act 1986
- Imperial Laws Application Act 1988
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
- Treaty of Bern
- Berne Convention (1906)
- International Agreement for the suppression of the White Slave Traffic
- Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications
- International Opium Convention
- Paris Convention of 1919
- Declaration recognising the Right to a Flag of States having no Sea-coast
- International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children
- Svalbard Treaty
- Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War (1929)
- Geneva Convention on the Wounded and Sick (1929)