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New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
8 November 2023
195 Lambton Quay
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
John Luke
T +64 4 439 8000
[FYI request #24382 email]
F +64 4 472 9596
OIA 28841
Tēnā koe John Luke
I refer to your email of 10 October 2023 in which you request the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA):
I noted,
https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/#letterS
Can you please provide name of country that has honorary consul in New Zealand as of today
10 Oct 2023. Also, can you please provide countries that had diplomatic relationship with
New Zealand, but did not have representation (e.g. no embassy) in New Zealand.
The information relevant to your request can be found in Annex 1.
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information requests
where possible. Therefore, our response to your request (with your personal information removed)
may be published on the Ministry website:
www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/contact-us/official-
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Nāku noa, nā
Sarah Corbett
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Annex 1
As of 10 October 2023, New Zealand had 108 honorary consuls representing the following countries.
Some countries have multiple honorary consuls covering different jurisdictions within New Zealand.
1. Afghanistan
26. Hungary
52. Norway
2. Albania
27. Iceland
53. Oman
3. Armenia
28. India
54. Panama
4. Austria
29. Indonesia
55. Papua New Guinea
5. Bangladesh
30. Ireland
56. Peru
6. Belgium
31. Israel
57. Philippines
7. Bosnia and
32. Italy
58. Poland
Herzegovina
33. Jamaica
59. Portugal
8. Botswana
34. Jordan
60. Romania
9. Brazil
35. Kazakhstan
61. Russia
10. Cambodia
36. Kiribati
62. Rwanda
11. Costa Rica
37. Republic of Korea
63. Serbia
12. Croatia
38. Kosovo
64. Slovak Republic
13. Cyprus
39. Latvia
65. Slovenia
14. Czech Republic
40. Lebanon
66. Solomon Islands
15. Denmark
41. Lithuania
67. Spain
16. Ecuador
42. Luxembourg
68. Sri Lanka
17. Estonia
43. Malaysia
69. Suriname
18. Ethiopia
44. Maldives
70. Sweden
19. Fiji
45. Malta
71. Switzerland
20. Finland
46. Mauritius
72. Tanzania
21. France
47. Mexico
73. Uganda
22. Georgia
48. Mongolia
74. Ukraine
23. Germany
49. Montenegro
75. United Kingdom
24. Ghana
50. Nepal
25. Greece
51. Netherlands
New Zealand has diplomatic relations with all United Nations members, totalling 193 countries, as
well as two observer states, and members of the realm of New Zealand. Of these, 50 have
Embassies or High Commissions in New Zealand, as at 10 October 2023. Those who do not have
representation in New Zealand are listed below. Those with accredited Ambassadors or High
Commissioners to New Zealand that are based outside of New Zealand are underlined. For all
accreditations to New Zealand please see our Foreign Representatives to New Zealand webpage via
the following lin
k: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/
1. Afghanistan
6. Antigua and Barbuda
11. Bahrain
2. Albania
7. Armenia
12. Bangladesh
3. Algeria
8. Austria
13. Barbados
4. Andorra
9. Azerbaijan
14. Belarus
5. Angola
10. Bahamas
15. Belgium
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16. Belize
58. Guinea Bissau
100. North Macedonia
17. Benin
59. Guyana
101. Norway
18. Bhutan
60. Haiti
102. Oman
19. Bolivia
61. Honduras
103. Palau
20. Bosnia and
62. Iceland
104. Panama
Herzegovina
63. Iraq
105. Paraguay
21. Botswana
64. Jamaica
106. Portugal
22. Brunei Darussalam
65. Jordan
107. Qatar
23. Bulgaria
66. Kazakhstan
108. Romania
24. Burkina Faso
67. Kenya
109. Rwanda
25. Burundi
68. Democratic People’s
110. Saint Kitts and Nevis
26. Cabo Verde
Republic of Korea
111. Saint Lucia
27. Cambodia
69. Kosovo
112. Saint Vincent and the
28. Cameroon
70. Kyrgyzstan
Grenadines
29. Central African
71. Laos
113. San Marino
Republic
72. Latvia
114. Sao Tome and
30. Chad
73. Lebanon
Principe
31. Colombia
74. Lesotho
115. Senegal
32. Comoros
75. Liberia
116. Serbia
33. Congo
76. Libya
117. Seychelles
34. Costa Rica
77. Liechtenstein
118. Sierra Leone
35. Côte D'Ivoire
78. Lithuania
119. Slovakia
36. Croatia
79. Madagascar
120. Slovenia
37. Cyprus
80. Malawi
121. Somalia
38. Czechia
81. Maldives
122. South Africa
39. Denmark
82. Mali
123. South Sudan
40. Djibouti
83. Malta
124. Sri Lanka
41. Dominica
84. Marshall Islands
125. Suriname
42. Dominican Republic
85. Mauritania
126. Sweden
43. Ecuador
86. Mauritius
127. Tajikistan
44. El Salvador
87. Federated States of
128. Tanzania
45. Equitorial Guinea
Micronesia
129. Togo
46. Eritrea
88. Republic of Moldova
130. Trinidad and Tobago
47. Estonia
89. Monaco
131. Tunisia
48. Eswatini
90. Mongolia
132. Turkmenistan
49. Ethiopia
91. Montenegro
133. Uganda
50. Finland
92. Morocco
134. Ukraine
51. Gabon
93. Mozambique
135. Uruguay
52. Gambia
94. Myanmar
136. Venezuela
53. Georgia
95. Namibia
137. Yemen
54. Ghana
96. Nauru
138. Zambia
55. Greece
97. Nepal
139. Zimbabwe
56. Guatemala
98. Niger
57. Guinea
99. Nigeria
