Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has announced
Don Higgins as New Zealand’s next High Commissioner to
Kiribati.
“New Zealand and Kiribati have a strong
relationship and we work closely in areas of trade and
investment, fisheries cooperation, and support for maritime
surveillance and search and rescue,” Mr McCully says.
“The High Commissioner will be responsible for
overseeing New Zealand’s aid programme which will total
around $29 million this financial year.
“Approximately half of Kiribati’s population live in
South Tarawa where New Zealand is working to address the
impacts of overcrowding, and improving waste management and
water and sanitation.
“New Zealand is also
supporting economic development on Kiritimati Island through
major investments in aviation infrastructure and renewable
energy,” Mr McCully says.
Don Higgins has previous
experience working across the Pacific, and most recently was
an Advisor to the Administrator of Tokelau.
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