Joe Walding
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The Honourable Joe Walding QSO |
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| 17th High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
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In office 1985 – 1985† |
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| Prime Minister | David Lange |
| Preceded by | Bill Young |
| Succeeded by | Bryce Harland |
| 2nd Minister of the Environment | |
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In office 8 December 1972 – 10 September 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Norman Kirk |
| Preceded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Palmerston North |
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In office 2 December 1967 – 29 November 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Brown |
| Succeeded by | John Lithgow |
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In office 25 November 1978 – 28 November 1981 |
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| Preceded by | John Lithgow |
| Succeeded by | Trevor de Cleene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1926 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 5 June 1985 London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
Joseph Albert (Joe) Walding, QSO (18 June 1926 – 5 June 1985) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He represented the Palmerston North for several terms. After his retirement from Parliament, he became High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, but died within months of taking the post.
Walding was born in Christchurch in 1926. He went to school in that city. When he was 15, he joined the New Zealand Merchant Navy and later the British Merchant Navy. The impressions that he gained through the war shaped his outlook on life. He became a carpenter after the war, working in the Wellington area.
He married Eileen Walding (née Paul) of Feilding in 1950. They had six daughters. After the marriage, the couple moved to Palmerston North. Walding joined his mother's catering business, Smith and Walding. Together with his brother Charlie, he developed the company into a successful venture. In 1957, Walding established Prepared Foods Co Ltd, a gourmet food and canning business with an export focus.
Walding was first elected to Palmerston North City Council in 1959; councillors were already elected for three year terms at that time. He was re-elected in 1962 and 1965. Having been elected to Parliament in 1967, he did not stand for the City Council again in 1968.
Walding stood unsuccessfully against Bill Brown for the Palmerston North seat in the 1966 election. Following Brown's sudden death in 1967, Walding successfully contested the resulting 1967 by-election against four others: Gordon Cruden (National Party), John O'Brien (Social Credit Party), Goldingham (Progress) and P. J. Wedderspoon (Democratic Labour).
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