Governor-General of New Zealand

The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand (currently King Charles III). The governor-general is appointed by the king with the advice of the Prime Minister of New Zealand. Usually, a person serves as Prime governor-general for five years, although there is no term limit and the person can serve longer.

Governor-General of New Zealand Kāwana Tianara o Aotearoa  (Māori)
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Flag of the governor-general
Incumbent Dame Cindy Kiro GNZM QSO since 21 October 2021
Viceroy
Style	Her Excellency the Right Honourable
Residence	Government House, Wellington Government House, Auckland
Seat	Wellington, New Zealand
Nominator	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Monarch of New Zealand on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure (usually 5 years by constitutional convention)
Formation	3 May 1841
First holder	William Hobson as Governor of New Zealand
Salary	NZ$371,900 annually
Website	Governor-General of New Zealand

The current governor-general is Dame Cindy Kiro, who was appointed in 2021.

Living former governors-general

• 
  Dame Silvia Cartwright
  (2001–2006)
  (1943-11-07) 7 November 1943
• 
  Sir Anand Satyanand
  (2006–2011)
  (1944-07-22) 22 July 1944
• 
  Sir Jerry Mateparae
  (2011–2016)
  (1954-11-14) 14 November 1954
• 
  Dame Patsy Reddy
  (2016–2021)
  (1954-05-17) 17 May 1954

Related pages

• List of governors-general of New Zealand