Springford
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for Niue
Mr John Springford has been appointed New Zealand repre sentative in Niue. He took up his appointment on September 22, replacing Mr Malcolm McNamara.
Mr Springford, 59, has been a New Zealand Foreign Affairs officer since 1975, joining the department from his post as head of the Islands Division of the then Maori and Island Affairs Department. He was N.Z. representative in Niue from 1975 to 1976 and then served in Papua New Guinea, Western Samoa, the Cook Is lands and Fiji, in the latter as deputy high commissioner.
Making the announcement the New Zealand prime minis ter, and foreign minister, Mr David Lange, said: “New Zea land places great importance on its relationship with Niue. Since self-government in 1974, the close historical and strong personal links between our two countries have been given added substance by co-opera tion in trade, economic, and social development in regional affairs.”