Surveyor-General of New Zealand is a position created in 1840 when New Zealand became a separate colony.

List of surveyors general of New Zealand

Surveyor generalPeriod in officeNotes
Felton MathewFebruary 1840 – December 1841Appointed 1839
Charles Whybrow LigarJanuary 1842 – February 1856From 1852 to 1876 the office of Surveyor-General lapsed. Control of surveys was ceded to the provinces.
John Turnbull ThomsonMay 1876 – October 1879Surveyor-General was appointed in 1876 as head of the Department of the Surveyor-General.
James McKerrowNovember 1879 – January 1889Secretary for Crown Lands and Surveyor-General
Stephenson Percy SmithFebruary 1889 – June 1901Secretary for Crown Lands and Surveyor-General
Alexander BarronJuly 1901 – December 1901Secretary for Crown Lands and Acting Surveyor-General
John William Allman MarchantJanuary 1902 – June 1906Secretary for Crown Lands and Surveyor-General
Thomas HumphriesJuly 1906 – June 1909
John StrauchonJuly 1909 – Mar 1912
James MackenzieApril 1912 – Mar 1914
Ernest Herbert WilmotApril 1914 – Mar 1920
Thomas Noel BrodrickApril 1920 – October 1920Under-Secretary for Lands and Surveyor-General
William Thomas NeillOctober 1920 – December 1928
Maurice Crompton SmithOctober 1922 – December 1922Acting
John Baird ThompsonJanuary 1929 – Mar 1929
Harry Edward WalsheApril 1929 – Mar 1946
Russell Gladstone DickApril 1946 – June 1962
Robert Philip GoughJune 1962 – June 1970
William Seaton BoyesJuly 1970 – February 1973
Ian Francis StirlingMar 1973 – June 1981
Warren Neil HawkeyJuly 1981 – September 1987
William Alexander RobertsonOctober 1987 – June 1996also Director-General from April 1988
Anthony John BevinJune 1996 – April 2004Acting from October 1995 to June 1996
Dr Donald GrantApril 2004 – February 2014
Mark Dyer[1]Mar 2014 – August 2018
Anselm Haanen[2]August 2018 – presentActing from August 2018 to July 2019

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