๐ข New Zealand High Commission, Port Moresby
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- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website, http://www.mfat.govt.nz/ (accessed 10 January 2011).
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Diplomatic Missions, http://www.nzembassy.com/ (accessed 10 January 2011).
- Directory of Official Information December 2009, Ministry of Justice website, http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/d/directory-of-official-information-december-2009/ (accessed 10 January 2011).
- A Guide to the Ministry and its Work, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellington, 1995.
- Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the year ended 31 March 1975, A.1, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Reprersentatives 1975, Volume I, Government Printer, Wellington, 1976.
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The New Zealand High Commission in Port Moresby was opened on 6 July 1974.1 Papua New Guinea was administered by Australia until it gained independence on 16 September 1975.
As a diplomatic mission based in a Commonwealth country, the Port Moresby Post was termed a High Commission.
Functions and Responsibilities
The High Commission in Port Moresby carried out the New Zealand Government’s business and managed New Zealand's political, economic, trade, security and other relations with the Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. As such, the Post was responsible for carrying out the following functions:
- To inform and advise Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Head Office in Wellington on events within the countries and organisations to which they were accredited, which were relevant to New Zealand's interests;
- To implement the New Zealand Government's policy, in the most effective manner possible 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 contended;
- To act as the formal channel for government-to-government contact;
- 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 facilitate official visits by New Zealand Ministers of the Crown and officials;
- To provide services for other New Zealand Government departments when this was interdepartmentally agreed;
- To facilitate non-governmental, especially business, contact when this was both necessary and an effective means of achieving New Zealand's external relations objectives;
- To ensure that post activities were well planned and that resources were deployed efficiently and in accordance with the Government's priorities;
- To undertake public affairs activities where this was an effective means of influencing the host government or organisation in New Zealand's favour;
- To conduct New Zealand's relations in a manner which maintained and enhanced the mana (dignity, prestige) of the New Zealand people.2
Consular services included dealing with passports, nationality and citizenship applications, legal and notarial matters, accommodation and travel difficulties, accident, illness and arrest.
Overseas posts were tasked to develop constructive relationships at the government level, in business and more widely in the communities to which they were accredited. They also had a brief to promote New Zealand in general: to raise the country's profile, increase knowledge about New Zealand and foster a positive image of the country and its people.
Structure
The Head of Mission for the Port Moresby Post was the New Zealand High Commissioner to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, who was assisted by the Deputy High Commissioner, the Counsellor Development, First Secretary - Development, Second Secretary (Administration) and Consul, and the Defence Advisor (who was also Defence Advisor to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands).3
- p.38, A.1, AJHR 1975 Volume I.
- pp.23-24, A Guide to the Ministry and Its Work.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website, http://mfat.govt.nz/Embassies/1-NZ-representatives-overseas/0-embassies-list.php (accessed 10 January 2011).
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Establishment
The New Zealand High Commission in Port Moresby was opened on 6 July 1974.1 Papua New Guinea was administered by Australia until it gained independence on 16 September 1975.
As a diplomatic mission based in a Commonwealth country, the Port Moresby Post was termed a High Commission.
Functions and Responsibilities
The High Commission in Port Moresby carried out the New Zealand Government’s business and managed New Zealand's political, economic, trade, security and other relations with the Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. As such, the Post was responsible for carrying out the following functions:
- To inform and advise Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Head Office in Wellington on events within the countries and organisations to which they were accredited, which were relevant to New Zealand's interests;
- To implement the New Zealand Government's policy, in the most effective manner possible 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 contended;
- To act as the formal channel for government-to-government contact;
- 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 facilitate official visits by New Zealand Ministers of the Crown and officials;
- To provide services for other New Zealand Government departments when this was interdepartmentally agreed;
- To facilitate non-governmental, especially business, contact when this was both necessary and an effective means of achieving New Zealand's external relations objectives;
- To ensure that post activities were well planned and that resources were deployed efficiently and in accordance with the Government's priorities;
- To undertake public affairs activities where this was an effective means of influencing the host government or organisation in New Zealand's favour;
- To conduct New Zealand's relations in a manner which maintained and enhanced the mana (dignity, prestige) of the New Zealand people.2
Consular services included dealing with passports, nationality and citizenship applications, legal and notarial matters, accommodation and travel difficulties, accident, illness and arrest.
Overseas posts were tasked to develop constructive relationships at the government level, in business and more widely in the communities to which they were accredited. They also had a brief to promote New Zealand in general: to raise the country's profile, increase knowledge about New Zealand and foster a positive image of the country and its people.
Structure
The Head of Mission for the Port Moresby Post was the New Zealand High Commissioner to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, who was assisted by the Deputy High Commissioner, the Counsellor Development, First Secretary - Development, Second Secretary (Administration) and Consul, and the Defence Advisor (who was also Defence Advisor to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands).3
- p.38, A.1, AJHR 1975 Volume I.
- pp.23-24, A Guide to the Ministry and Its Work.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website, http://mfat.govt.nz/Embassies/1-NZ-representatives-overseas/0-embassies-list.php (accessed 10 January 2011).
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website, http://www.mfat.govt.nz/ (accessed 10 January 2011).
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Diplomatic Missions, http://www.nzembassy.com/ (accessed 10 January 2011).
- Directory of Official Information December 2009, Ministry of Justice website, http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/d/directory-of-official-information-december-2009/ (accessed 10 January 2011).
- A Guide to the Ministry and its Work, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellington, 1995.
- Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the year ended 31 March 1975, A.1, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Reprersentatives 1975, Volume I, Government Printer, Wellington, 1976.
- ๐ผ Consular services (1871 ‑ )
- ๐ผ Overseas representation (1871 ‑ )
- ๐ข Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Head Office (1988 ‑ )
- ๐ข Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head Office (1974 ‑ 1988)
- ๐ Realm of New Zealand (1974 ‑ )