The high commissioner of India to New Zealand is the chief diplomatic representative of India to New Zealand, housed in the Indian High Commission located at 72 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wellington – 6011.
The high commission is headed by the High Commissioner, while a Consulate General located in Auckland is headed by a Consul General.
List of Indian heads of mission
The following people have served as heads of mission to New Zealand.
Trade Commissioner
S. No. Name Entered office Left office1B. K. Sanyal19501952
High Commissioner
1951, the Government of India decided to give concurrent responsibility to High Commissioner in Canberra. B. K. Sanyal was redesignated as First Secretary (Commercial) and headed the High Commission as Cd'A, with non-resident High Commissioner serving from Canberra. Between 1952 and 1963 High Commissioners of India based in Canberra were concurrently accredited to New Zealand.
+Non Resident High Commissioner S. No. Name Entered office Left office1K. S. Duleepsinghji195219542Gen. (Rtd) K. M. Cariappa195419563K. R. P. Singh195619584P. Achutha Menon195819615Samar Sen19611963
+Resident High Commissioner S. No. Name Entered office Left office1V. K. AhujaAugust 1963December 19642S. N. ChopraApril 1966August 19693P. S. NaskarSeptember 1969April 19734L. N. RayMay 1973December 19765B. DevaraoDecember 1976December 19796A. K. BudhirajaMay 1980April 19837Adm. (Rtd.) O. S. DawsonAugust 1985August 19878C. R. BalachandraMay 1988November 19919S. J. SinghNovember 1991August 199310K. M. MeenaAugust 1994May 199811S. KipgenMay 1998April 200212Bal AnandMay 2002November 200313Harish K. DograSeptember 2004April 200614K. P. ErnestApril 2006April 200915Adm. (Retd) S. MehtaDecember 2009December 201116Avanindra K. PandeyJuly 2012August 201317Ravi ThaparDecember 2013June 201518Sanjiv KohliMarch 2016May 201919Muktesh K. PardeshiJuly 2019July 202220Neeta BhushanSeptember 2022March 202621Muanpuii Saiawi1 April 2026Incumbent See also
India–New Zealand relations
References
External links