Mr Eric Malmezac has been appointed by the New Zealand Government as New Zealand’s Honorary Consul to French Polynesia.
Mr Malmezac is a respected businessman in Papeete, with involvement in the shipping and tourism industries. He has good business contacts with New Zealand and has family members based there.
Mr Malmezac was appointed on 6 October. New Zealand’s Noumea-based Consul-General to the French Pacific Territories, Simon Draper, will be in Papeete on 25 November to officially welcome Mr Malmazac to his new role.