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  • Get an IRD number

    Found in Tax, benefits and finance / Get an IRD number

    Find out how to get an IRD number for yourself, your child or an organisation such as a business or club.

  • Producing food for sale

    Found in Health / Food safety / Producing food for sale

    If you’re selling or giving away food, you need to make sure you follow food hygiene regulations.

  • Work that leads to residence

    Found in Immigration and visas / Get a visa to work in NZ / Work that leads to residence

    If you’re 55 or younger and want to live in New Zealand (NZ) permanently, you can apply for a resident visa, or a work visa that leads to residence after working here for 2 years.

  • Alcohol interlocks

    Found in Transport / Driving fines and penalties / Alcohol interlocks

    An alcohol interlock is an electronic device that prevents you from driving if you’ve been drinking.

  • Ordinary power of attorney versus enduring power of attorney

    Found in Family and whānau / Power of attorney — enduring and ordinary / Ordinary power of attorney versus enduring power of attorney

    Ordinary power of attorney (POA) and enduring power of attorney (EPA or EPOA) are often mistaken for being the same but they have some important differences.

  • Your last pay when you leave a job

    Found in Work / Your last pay when you leave a job

    If you leave, retire, are fired or made redundant from a job, check that your final pay and deductions are correct.

  • Leadership Development Centre

    Found in Government A-Z / Leadership Development Centre

    As a business unit within Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission, LDC is the primary delivery vehicle for sector-wide leadership development.

  • Daylight saving in NZ

    Found in Recreation and the environment / Daylight saving in NZ

    In spring, we change our clocks forward 1 hour to New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). In autumn, we change our clocks back 1 hour to New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).

  • Prescription charges

    Found in Health / Doctors, dentists and prescriptions / Prescription charges

    You pay a contribution to the cost of the medicines prescribed by your doctor — currently this is $5 for most items. If your medicine is not fully subsidised, you might have to pay more.

  • How to enrol your child at school in NZ

    Found in Education / School and college / How to enrol your child at school in NZ

    Find out when your child can start school, how to choose a school, enrol and prepare your child for school.

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