About the Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand
HE Daniel Sloper PSM was appointed as Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand on 26 March 2025.
Mr Sloper is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and was most recently First Assistant Secretary, East Asia Division. He has previously served overseas as Special Envoy and Head, Crisis Response Team (Kabul and Abu Dhabi), and as Australia’s Special representative on Afghanistan. He also served overseas in New York, Berlin and Tokyo.
In Canberra, he has served in DFAT in senior leadership roles, including as First Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Strategy and Development Division, and as Chief People Officer.
Mr Sloper holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the Australian National University and a Graduate Diploma, Foreign Affairs and Trade, from Monash University. He is a Graduate of the Company Directors Course, Australian Institute of Company Directors.
About the Australian High Commission in New Zealand
The Australian High Commission is the official representative of the Australian Government in New Zealand. We provide a range of services to the general public, including consular, passport, visa and immigration, citizenship and cultural relations services. We also act on behalf of various Australian Government authorities by representing Australia's interests to local, regional and multilateral government and business organisations in New Zealand.
Accredited representation of Australia in New Zealand is the responsibility of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The Australian High Commission in Wellington and the Australian Consulate-General in Auckland represent Australia in New Zealand, Tokelau and Pitcairn Islands.
Both diplomatic missions also act on behalf of Australian Government authorities by representing Australia's interests to government and business organisations. The Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Defence have offices at the High Commission.
About the Australian Defence Force
The Office of the Defence Adviser at the High Commission represents the Australian Defence Organisation, and liaises with their counterparts in New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue. For more information about the Australian Defence Force, go to the Defence homepage at www.defence.gov.au