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[history] => Establishment - Legislation
Diplomatic posts were covered by the legislation of the controlling Ministry (i.e. the Department of External Affairs/Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head Office 1962-1988; and the Ministry of External Relations and Trade/Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Head Office, 1988 - Current). The establishment of posts appears to have been an administrative rather than legislative decision.
Diplomatic Posts - An Overview
Although each Post's responsibilities and staff numbers varied widely, there were a range of responsibilities similar to each Post:
- To inform and advise the Ministry in Wellington on events in the countries and organisations to which they are accredited, which are relevant to New Zealand's interests;
- To implement the Government's policy in the most effective manner for the country/organisation in question;
- To oversee the interaction of New Zealand's interests and advise on New Zealand's national advantage where these contend;
- To act as the formal channel for government-to-government dealings;
- To represent the New Zealand Government, speak and negotiate on the Government's behalf when required, and take responsibility for the activities of all New Zealand Government officials in the country in question;
- To provide consular services for visiting New Zealanders;
- To provide services for other Government Departments when this is interdepartmentally agreed;
- To facilitate official visits by New Zealand Ministers and officials;
- To protect the internationally guaranteed rights of New Zealanders;
- To facilitate non-governmental, especially business, contact where this is both necessary and an effective means of achieving New Zealand's objectives;
- To ensure that post activities are well planned and that resources are deployed efficiently and in accordance with the Government's priorities;
- To undertake public affairs activities where this is an effective means of influencing the host government/organisation in New Zealand's favour; and
- To conduct New Zealand's relations in a manner which maintains and enhances the mana of the New Zealand people.
The New Zealand High Commission at Apia, Western Samoa.
Prior to independence in 1962 the New Zealand High Commission at Apia effectively governed Western Samoa as a United Nations mandated territory. In the transition to independence a small External Affairs Section was attached to the High Commisioner's Office; combining the functions of both a governing and a quasi diplomatic role. With independence achieved, the nature of the relationship between New Zealand and Western Samoa significantly changed to one of a purely diplomatic one. The New Zealand High Commission vacated Government House and moved to a specifically built diplomatic post at Beach Road in Apia.1
The High Commission was primarily responsible for all official relations with Western Samoa. Under the terms of the Treaty of Friendship between the two countries New Zealand was also charged with managing Western Samoa's business with other Governments and international organisations. In terms of day to day administration, the High Commission was largely occupied with consular work such as issuing passports and assessing immigration applications to New Zealand. These duties have continued up to the present day. The Commission also undertook consular activities on behalf of the British and Australian governments, though this work declined later in the 1960s.
A key function of the High Commission was the management of New Zealand government aid to Western Samoa. This assistance took various forms from teacher scholarships to economic development schemes. The High Commission also helped administer the large number of New Zealanders in senior positions of the Samoan Public Service.2 From the mid sixties the High Commission also administered the Tokelau Islands. In its dealings with the United Nations, Western Samoa regularly consulted the New Zealand High Commission. The traditional ties between Samoa and New Zealand produced a different dynamic that was much closer compared to New Zealand's diplomatic relationships with other countries.
Through the High Commission, New Zealand maintained its close links with Western Samoa. A salient example was the administration of aid in the wake of several devastating hurricanes that struck Samoa during the mid sixties. The High Commission also provided support for non-governmental organisations such as Volunteer Service Abroad. French nuclear testing in the Pacific became a widespread concern and the Apia High Commission became a link to informing the Samoan Government over developments in this field. The question of aid increasingly became a highly political issue as other countries offered assistance to Western Samoa and other newly independent Pacific nations. By the late 1960s Samoans gradually took more control of their external relations. Concerned with New Zealand's waning influence over Samoan affairs, these attempts by Western Samoa at bilateral relationships produced unease amongst the High Commission's officials.
Immigration remained a major administrative function of the High Commission especially as more Samoans went to seek employment in New Zealand in the 1970s. The High Commission's resources were under pressure due to the amount of applications and the often contradictory immigration policies of the New Zealand Government. In 1970 the High Commission was also accredited to Tonga and a branch immigration office was opened there later in 1974. Some trade promotion was also undertaken by the High Commission, though Western Samoa's relative economic underdevelopment precluded any large scale expansion in trade with New Zealand.
In 1972 Western Samoa opened its own High Commission in Wellington, signifying the changing nature of its relationship with New Zealand from one of 'big brother' to a more mature partnership between the two countries. After 1987, the High Commission at Apia became responsible for American Samoa by cross-accreditation. By 2000 the High Commission with a relatively small diplomatic staff continued to undertake its consular duties in Apia with immigration a primary administrative function.3 Development assistance was largely conducted through the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID). The South Pacific remained of special importance to New Zealand and its relationship with Western Samoa, which at times could be uneasy, was always fundamentally close.
Footnotes:
[1] This post is called a High Commission, which means that it is a diplomatic mission in a Commonwealth country, headed by a High Commissioner.
[2] Samoan staff came to occupy most senior positions of the Samoan Public Service by the mid seventies.
[3] In 2005 the High Commission at Apia numbered no more than five diplomatic staff including the High Commissioner. A separate position of Service Manager Immigration was also established after 2000.
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Establishment - Legislation
Diplomatic posts were covered by the legislation of the controlling Ministry (i.e. the Department of External Affairs/Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head Office 1962-1988; and the Ministry of External Relations and Trade/Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Head Office, 1988 - Current). The establishment of posts appears to have been an administrative rather than legislative decision.
Diplomatic Posts - An Overview
Although each Post's responsibilities and staff numbers varied widely, there were a range of responsibilities similar to each Post:
- To inform and advise the Ministry in Wellington on events in the countries and organisations to which they are accredited, which are relevant to New Zealand's interests;
- To implement the Government's policy in the most effective manner for the country/organisation in question;
- To oversee the interaction of New Zealand's interests and advise on New Zealand's national advantage where these contend;
- To act as the formal channel for government-to-government dealings;
- To represent the New Zealand Government, speak and negotiate on the Government's behalf when required, and take responsibility for the activities of all New Zealand Government officials in the country in question;
- To provide consular services for visiting New Zealanders;
- To provide services for other Government Departments when this is interdepartmentally agreed;
- To facilitate official visits by New Zealand Ministers and officials;
- To protect the internationally guaranteed rights of New Zealanders;
- To facilitate non-governmental, especially business, contact where this is both necessary and an effective means of achieving New Zealand's objectives;
- To ensure that post activities are well planned and that resources are deployed efficiently and in accordance with the Government's priorities;
- To undertake public affairs activities where this is an effective means of influencing the host government/organisation in New Zealand's favour; and
- To conduct New Zealand's relations in a manner which maintains and enhances the mana of the New Zealand people.
The New Zealand High Commission at Apia, Western Samoa.
Prior to independence in 1962 the New Zealand High Commission at Apia effectively governed Western Samoa as a United Nations mandated territory. In the transition to independence a small External Affairs Section was attached to the High Commisioner's Office; combining the functions of both a governing and a quasi diplomatic role. With independence achieved, the nature of the relationship between New Zealand and Western Samoa significantly changed to one of a purely diplomatic one. The New Zealand High Commission vacated Government House and moved to a specifically built diplomatic post at Beach Road in Apia.1
The High Commission was primarily responsible for all official relations with Western Samoa. Under the terms of the Treaty of Friendship between the two countries New Zealand was also charged with managing Western Samoa's business with other Governments and international organisations. In terms of day to day administration, the High Commission was largely occupied with consular work such as issuing passports and assessing immigration applications to New Zealand. These duties have continued up to the present day. The Commission also undertook consular activities on behalf of the British and Australian governments, though this work declined later in the 1960s.
A key function of the High Commission was the management of New Zealand government aid to Western Samoa. This assistance took various forms from teacher scholarships to economic development schemes. The High Commission also helped administer the large number of New Zealanders in senior positions of the Samoan Public Service.2 From the mid sixties the High Commission also administered the Tokelau Islands. In its dealings with the United Nations, Western Samoa regularly consulted the New Zealand High Commission. The traditional ties between Samoa and New Zealand produced a different dynamic that was much closer compared to New Zealand's diplomatic relationships with other countries.
Through the High Commission, New Zealand maintained its close links with Western Samoa. A salient example was the administration of aid in the wake of several devastating hurricanes that struck Samoa during the mid sixties. The High Commission also provided support for non-governmental organisations such as Volunteer Service Abroad. French nuclear testing in the Pacific became a widespread concern and the Apia High Commission became a link to informing the Samoan Government over developments in this field. The question of aid increasingly became a highly political issue as other countries offered assistance to Western Samoa and other newly independent Pacific nations. By the late 1960s Samoans gradually took more control of their external relations. Concerned with New Zealand's waning influence over Samoan affairs, these attempts by Western Samoa at bilateral relationships produced unease amongst the High Commission's officials.
Immigration remained a major administrative function of the High Commission especially as more Samoans went to seek employment in New Zealand in the 1970s. The High Commission's resources were under pressure due to the amount of applications and the often contradictory immigration policies of the New Zealand Government. In 1970 the High Commission was also accredited to Tonga and a branch immigration office was opened there later in 1974. Some trade promotion was also undertaken by the High Commission, though Western Samoa's relative economic underdevelopment precluded any large scale expansion in trade with New Zealand.
In 1972 Western Samoa opened its own High Commission in Wellington, signifying the changing nature of its relationship with New Zealand from one of 'big brother' to a more mature partnership between the two countries. After 1987, the High Commission at Apia became responsible for American Samoa by cross-accreditation. By 2000 the High Commission with a relatively small diplomatic staff continued to undertake its consular duties in Apia with immigration a primary administrative function.3 Development assistance was largely conducted through the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID). The South Pacific remained of special importance to New Zealand and its relationship with Western Samoa, which at times could be uneasy, was always fundamentally close.
Footnotes:
[1] This post is called a High Commission, which means that it is a diplomatic mission in a Commonwealth country, headed by a High Commissioner.
[2] Samoan staff came to occupy most senior positions of the Samoan Public Service by the mid seventies.
[3] In 2005 the High Commission at Apia numbered no more than five diplomatic staff including the High Commissioner. A separate position of Service Manager Immigration was also established after 2000.
- Foreign Affairs Amendment Act 1993
- Diplomatic Immunities Act 1952
- Foreign Affairs and Overseas Service Act 1983
- Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1971
- Foreign Affairs Amendment Act 1988
- π OP-98-0101
- π OP-95-0027-No-13
- π DA435
- π DA215
- π DA169
- π DA102
- π DA101
- π DA100
- πΌ Consular services (1871 ‑ )
- πΌ Overseas representation (1871 ‑ )
- π Multiple number subject (MNS) files: API(Apia) (1962 ‑ )
- π’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Head Office (1988 ‑ )
- π’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head Office (1962 ‑ 1988)
- π Realm of New Zealand (1962 ‑ )
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