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The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative in the Realm Of New Zealand of the Queen Of New Zealand , Queen Elizabeth II , and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand . The position of the Governor-General is as in other Commonwealth Realms of which the Queen is also Head Of State . The office's full title is '''The Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand'''. The Governor-General also represented the British Government until 1939, when the diplomatic functions were transferred to a High Commissioner . This was 13 years after the Balfour Declaration and after the functions were separated in the other Dominion s. This was due to the New Zealand belief that such a thing would promote Separatism within the British Empire . The Governor-General is also the Governor of Ross Dependency , which maintains a separate legal system from 'mainland New Zealand', inside the Realm Of New Zealand ( official link ). The Governor-General's main residence is Government House, Wellington , and there is a small secondary northern residence, Government House, Auckland . The incumbent Governor-General of New Zealand is Dame Silvia Cartwright . The office of Official Secretary is currently vacant {Link without Title} . LIST OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS, GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS-GENERAL Lieutenant-Governors , Governor s and Governors-General of New Zealand 1840 - 1841 NZ a Dependency of New South Wales Title: Lieutenant-Governor
(under Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Gipps RE , Governor Of New South Wales 1837 - 1846 , and Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand 1839 - 1841) 1841 - 1853 NZ a Crown Colony of Britain Title: Governor
Title: Governor-in-Chief 1853 - 1907 NZ a Self-governing Colony Title: Governor of New Zealand
1907 to present: New Zealand as Dominion and, later, Realm
With the title: Governor-General of New Zealand
Sir Arthur Porritt was the first New Zealand-born Governor General (although he had been living in Britain for 31 years at the time of his appointment). All Governors-General since Sir Denis Blundell have been New Zealand born and resident.
Note: In the absence of the Governor-General, or during an Interregnum the Chief Justice acts as the '' Administrator Of The Government '', or simply ''Administrator'' in everyday usage. SEE ALSO
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