| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to New Zealand |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 4 June 2018 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Wellington |
| Style: | His Excellency |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat: | Wellington |
| Appointer: | President of Russia |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in New Zealand |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to New Zealand is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Prime Minister and the Government of New Zealand.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Wellington.[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to New Zealand is currently held by, incumbent since 4 June 2018.[2] The ambassador of Russia to New Zealand is concurrently accredited to Samoa and Tonga.[2]
See main article: New Zealand–Russia relations. Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and New Zealand were established at the mission level on 13 April 1944.[3] The first envoy, Ivan Zyabkin, was appointed on 22 June 1945 and presented his credentials on 26 June that year.[3] The mission was upgraded to an embassy 19 April 1973.[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador,, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992.[3]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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| Ivan Zyabkin | Envoy | Credentials presented | ||
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| Envoy | Credentials presented Non-resident ambassador, concurrently accredited to Australia | |||
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| Nikolai Ivanov | Chargé d'affaires | |||
| Boris Dorofeyev | Envoy | Credentials presented | ||
| Envoy (before 12 June 1973) Ambassador (after 12 June 1973) | Credentials presented | |||
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| Alexander Losyukov | Ambassador | |||
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| Mikhail Lysenko | Ambassador | |||
| Andrey Tatarinov | Ambassador | |||
| Valery Tereshchenko | Ambassador | |||
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