** Transcriber's Note: Please set your voice synthesiser to read most punctuation. When you encounter the caret sign at the end of a line, please enter the applicable information, if necessary. *** Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua BDM57 Panui mo tetahi marena e marohitia ana Kei waho i Aotearoa Notice of Intended Marriage Outside New Zealand Notice of Intended Marriage, when marrying overseas under the United Kingdom’s Foreign Marriages Acts 1892 to 1947 If you are intending to marry in the United Kingdom (or other place where the law of the United Kingdom applies to marriages), you may be required by the United Kingdom’s laws to lodge a notice in New Zealand relating to your intended marriage. Please ask the authorities in the place where you are intending to marry about whether you need to complete any requirements before you leave New Zealand. You can lodge a notice of your intended marriage if you have been a resident in New Zealand for at least 7 days and are: A) A New Zealand citizen; or B) A United Kingdom national; or C) A citizen of another Commonwealth country; or D) A citizen of the Republic of Ireland. AND A) You intend to marry a citizen/national of one of those places in the United Kingdom; or B) You intend to marry outside New Zealand in accordance with the Foreign Marriage Acts 1892 to 1947 of the Parliment of the United Kingdom. Note: • If you are aged under 20 then you must also obtain consent from a Family Court Judge. • Once Births, Deaths and Marriages has received and processed your notice, a Certificate (that notice has been given of marriage intended to be solemnised out of New Zealand) may be issued after a statutory period of 14 days. • Take care completing this statutory declaration as you may be required to do it again if there are errors. Office use only. Notice no. ^ Notice is given that the parties named below intend to marry in Name of country ^ Parties to marriage. Party one's details. Bride Yes or No ^ Bridegroom Yes or No ^ Partner Yes or No ^ Current first or given name(s) ^ Current surname or family name ^ First or given name(s) at birth (if different from above) ^ Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) ^ Full date and year of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) ^ If you are aged under 20 attach a consent from a Family Court Judge. Place of birth ^ Usual occupation, profession or job ^ What was your last relationship (if any)? Marriage Yes or No ^ Civil Union Yes or No ^ Never been married or in a civil union Yes or No ^ If previously married or in a civil union: 1. How did that relationship end? By dissolution/divorce order Yes or No ^ Death of spouse/partner Yes or No ^ 2.When did that relationship end? (DD/MM/YYYY) ^ If you were divorced in New Zealand and don’t know the date, call the Ministry of Justice on 0800 268 787 Usual residential address in full including flat number (if applicable) ^ street number and name ^ suburb or rural locality ^ city, town or district ^ country (if not in New Zealand) ^ Length of residence in New Zealand ^ Details of mother. First or given name(s) ^ Surname or family name ^ Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) ^ Details of Father. First or given name(s) ^ Surname or family name ^ Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) ^ Party two's details. Bride Yes or No ^ Bridegroom Yes or No ^ Partner Yes or No ^ Current first or given name(s) ^ Current surname or family name ^ First or given name(s) at birth (if different from above) ^ Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) ^ Full date and year of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) ^ If you are aged under 20 attach a consent from a Family Court Judge. Place of birth ^ Usual occupation, profession or job ^ What was your last relationship (if any)? Marriage Yes or No ^ Civil Union Yes or No ^ Never been married or in a civil union Yes or No ^ If previously married or in a civil union: 1. How did that relationship end? By dissolution/divorce order Yes or No ^ Death of spouse/partner Yes or No ^ 2.When did that relationship end? (DD/MM/YYYY) ^ If you were divorced in New Zealand and don’t know the date, call the Ministry of Justice on 0800 268 787 Usual residential address in full including flat number (if applicable) ^ street number and name ^ suburb or rural locality ^ city, town or district ^ country (if not in New Zealand) ^ Length of residence in New Zealand ^ Details of Mother. First or given name(s) ^ Surname or family name ^ Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) ^ Details of Father. First or given name(s) ^ Surname or family name ^ Surname or family name at birth (if different from above) ^ Statutory Declaration. The portion of form below to be completed in front of the Registrar. Important: Section 15 of the Marriage Act 1955 referred to in the statutory declaration and the schedule of Forbidden Marriages are given below under Notes. I solemnly and sincerely declare: (1) that the information provided in this notice is true; and (2) that I believe that the marriage is not prohibited by section 15 of the Marriage Act 1955; and Delete paragraph (3) if not applicable. (3) that ^ being under the age of 20 years, the consents required by law to the intended marriage have been given; and (4) that there is no lawful impediment to the intended marriage; And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. Declared at ^ on (DD/MM/YYYY) ^ Signature of party giving notice ^ Print full name of party giving notice ^ Signature of Registrar of Marriages ^ Print full name of Registrar of Marriages ^ Statutory declaration To be completed in front of the Registrar I solemnly and sincerely declare: (1) that the information provided in this notice is true; and (2) that I believe that the marriage is not prohibited by section 15 of the Marriage Act 1955*; and (3) that (enter full name) ^ being under the age of 20 years, the consent required by law to intended marriage have been given; and (4) that there is no lawful impediment to the intended marriage. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. Declared at (town and city) ^ This date of ^ Signature of Registrar of Marriages Signature of party giving notice Print full name of Registrar of Marriages ^ Print full name of party giving notice ^ Fee and delivery Fee to give notice is $150 How would you like your certificate sent? Select ONE box below $5 Courier within New Zealand Yes or No ^ FREE by Standard post Yes or No ^ FREE Collect in person from Auckland, Manukau, Wellington or Christchurch office Yes or No ^ $15-$30 Courier to an overseas address Yes or No ^ Europe: $25 Australia, Asia, Pacific: $15 USA: $20 Rest of world: $30 Delivery name ^ Street number and name ^ Town/city ^ Postcode ^ Suburb ^ Country ^ Payment Do not post cash or card Please charge my credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Prezzy) Yes or No ^ Card number ^ Card expiry date ^ Cardholder signature ^ Name on card ^ Notes Important: One of the parties must deliver the notice personally to the Registrar of Marriages and make the statutory declaration. At least 14 days’ notice of intended marriage is required. Locations to sign this form DIA Auckland Office 12- 14 Nicholls Lane Auckland Rotorua District Court 1162 Tutanekai Street Rotorua Tauranga District Court 26 McLean Street Tauranga Whakatane District Court 7 Pyne Street Whakatane Gisborne District Court 1 Customhouse Street Gisborne Hastings District Court 106 Eastbourne Street W Hastings Napier District Court 251 Hastings Street Napier Wairoa District Court 106-108 Queen Street Wairoa Dannevirke District Court 5-7 Gordon Street Dannevirke Levin District Court 9 Bristol Street Levin Ohakune (Ruapehu District Council) 59 Huia Street Taumarunui Palmerston North District Court 486 Main Street East Palmerston North Taihape District Court 10 Tui Street Taihape Taumarunui District Court Miriama Street Taumarunui Whanganui District Court Market Place Whanganui Kaikohe District Court Station Road Kaikohe Kaitaia District Court 13 Redan Road Kaitaia Whangarei District Court 105-109 Bank Street Whangarei Hawera District Court 64-68 Princes Street Hawera New Plymouth District Court Robe Street New Plymouth Hamilton District Court 116 Anglesea Street Hamilton Huntly District Court 4-6 Glasgow Street Huntly Matamata Matamata-Piako District Council Corner Tainui and Tui Street Morrinsville District Court 31 Moorehouse Street Morrinsville Taupo District Court Story Place Taupo Te Aroha Matamata-Piako District Council 4-6 Glasgow Street Thames District Court 505 Queen Street Thames Tokoroa District Court Bridge Street Tokoroa Carterton District Council 50 Halloway Street Carterton Masterton District Court Corner Dixon Street and Park Ave Masterton Ashburton District Court Corner of Baring Square West and Cameron Street Ashburton Christchurch Registry Office Level 1 120 Hereford Street Christchurch Timaru District Court 12-14 North Street Timaru Blenheim District Court 58 Alfred Street Blenheim Nelson District Court 200 Bridge Street Nelson Motueka Arthur Woodcock Accountants 121 King Edward Street Alexandra District Court 4-6 Kelman Street Alexandra Dunedin District Court 1 Dunbar Street Dunedin Queenstown District Court 36 Stanley Street Queenstown Gore District Court 6 Hokonui Drive Gore Invercargill District Court 33 Don Street Invercargill Greymouth District Court 60 Guiness Street Greymouth Westport District Court 11 Wakefield Street Westport Chatham Islands Police Station Waitangi-Tuku Road Chatham Islands Section 15 (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a marriage which is forbidden by the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act shall be void. (2) Any persons who are not within the degrees of consanguinity but are within degrees of affinity prohibited by the said Schedule 2 may apply to the High Court for its consent to their marriage, and the Court, if it is satisfied that neither party to the intended marriage has by his or her conduct caused or conributed to the cause of the termination of any previous marriage of the other party, may make an order dispensing with the prohibition contained in Schedule 2 to this Act so far as it relates to the parties to the application and, if such an order is made, that prohibition shall cease to apply to the parties. (3) The Registrar of the Court where any order under this section is made shall send a copy in duplicate of the order to the Registrar-General. (4) No marriage not forbidden by the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act shall be void only on the ground of consanguinity of affinity. Schedule 2: Prohibited degrees of marriage 1) A person may not marry the person’s- (a) grandparent: (b) parent: (c) child: (d) grandchild: (e) sibling: (f) parent’s sibling: (g) sibling’s child: (h) grandparent’s spouse or civil union partner: (i) parent’s spouse or civil union partner: (j) spouse’s or civil union partner’s parent: (k) spouse’s or civil union partner’s grandparent: (l) spouse’s or civil union partner’s child: (m) child’s spouse or civil union partner: (n) grandchild’s spouse or civil union partner: (o) spouse’s or civil union partner’s grandchild. 2) The prohibited degrees of marriage apply whether the relationships described are by the whole blood or by the half blood. 3) In this schedule, spouse and civil union partner includes a former spouse or former civil union partner, whether alive or deceased, and whether the marriage or civil union was terminated by death, dissolution, or otherwise. For further information Website: www.govt.nz/bdm/contactus Email: bdm.nz@dia.govt.nz Call free: 0800 22 52 52 Overseas: (+64 9) 339 0852 Births, Deaths and Marriages PO Box 10526 Wellington 6140 Privacy Statement: The information sought on this form is collected under the Marriage Act 1955 and is required for a Registrar of Marriages to process your notice given under section 42 of that Act. Failure to to complete this form could result in the Registrar being unable to issue a Certificate that notice of your intended marriage has been given. A person who makes, or causes to be made, a false declaration on this form will be liable on conviction to a fine or term of imprisonment, or both. The Privacy Act 2020 and the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 govern your rights to access and , where appropriate, correct the information. Information about your rights to access and, where appropriate, correct the information, is available by contacting Births, Deaths and Marriages. Last updated 20 November 2023