New Zealand has maintained a resident high commissioner in Bridgetown since March 2014.
[1] It is further accredited to: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Barbados are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state.
From 1966 to 2014 located in Ottawa, Canada According to the New Zealand government due to logistics and transportation issues surrounding COVID pandemic, the high commission's office closed in 2020.
[8] In 2022 New Zealand Special Envoy to the Caribbean, Jan Henderson as government of New Zealand's representative indicated her country was desirous of maintaining its ties and cooperation with the Caribbean through technology.