New Zealand embassies

  • New Zealand Embassy, Washington DC, United States: +1 202 328 4800

  • New Zealand High Commission, London, United Kingdom (also responsible for Ireland): +44 20 7930 8422

  • New Zealand High Commission, Ottawa, Canada: +1 613 238 5991

  • New Zealand High Commission, Canberra, Australia: +61 2 6270 4211

  • New Zealand High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa: +27 12 435 9000

Foreign embassies in New Zealand

  • United States Embassy, Wellington: +64 4 462 6000

  • British High Commission, Wellington: +64 4 924 2888

  • Canadian High Commission, Wellington: +64 4 473 9577

  • Australian High Commission, Wellington: +64 4 473 6411

  • South African High Commission, Wellington: +64 4 815 8484

  • Irish Embassy, Wellington: +64 4 471 2252

Further reading

►Read the Visas for New Zealand page for information about how to enter the country.

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