National
Governor-General
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the King of New Zealand
- Exact method
- Appointed by the King of New Zealand on the advice of the Prime Minister; conventionally for a five-year term. Dame Cindy Kiro's term, due to end on 21 October 2026, was extended by request of the Prime Minister to 31 March 2027 so that no appointment falls in the election period.
- Chosen by
- King of New Zealand
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Cindy Kiro since October 2021
Report Source: gg.govt.nz,
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 'Governor-General of New Zealand' and 'Cindy Kiro', read 2026-10-12: Governor-General appointed on the Prime Minister's advice; Kiro in office since 21 Oct 2021. Fallback: Wikipedia (raw wikitext saved under data/raw/wikipedia-nz/), because gg.govt.nz not fetched. For: Governor-General
- gg.govt.nz · checked The Governor-General of New Zealand (gg.govt.nz), home page, Wayback copy of 2026-10-11 (site returns HTTP 403 to our fetcher), read 2026-10-12: The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro is the current Governor-General. Does not state the term extension. For: Cindy Kiro, current term
- newstalkzb.co.nz · checked Newstalk ZB, Why has Luxon just announced change to the Governor-General term, read 2026-10-12: term extended to 31 March 2027. Fallback: Wikipedia (raw wikitext saved under data/raw/wikipedia-nz/), because read via search result summary only; Governor-General site not fetched; start date from Wikipedia. For: Cindy Kiro, current term