Peter Boshier

Ambassador

Peter Boshier has had a long and varied career in the law. He was appointed as a Family Court Judge in 1988 and in 2004 was made the Principal Family Court Judge of New Zealand. At the end of his eight year term in that role has was appointed as a Law Commissioner. In 2015 Parliament appointed him as the Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand, a role he held until March 2025.

He has taught and worked extensively in the Pacific and holds the Samoan title of Misa.

During his time as an Ombudsman, he strove to connect his office with Te Ao Maori and consequently formed close links with the Kiingitanga and many iwi.

Peter has been a patron of Dwell for over a decade, because he sees the ethos or purpose of Dwell as being consistent with his strongly held views of helping to achieve better social justice. He sees himself as now having the time to devote more energy to helping Dwell grow and extend its reach.