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  • Building your own home

    Found in Housing and property / Building and renovating / Building your own home

    There are laws you need to comply with when you’re building — whether you're hiring a builder or doing the work yourself.

  • Resident visas

    Found in Immigration and visas / Live in New Zealand / Resident visas

    To live in NZ permanently, you need a resident visa.

  • 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.

  • Features overview

    Found in The Govt.nz app / Features and releases / Features overview

    Explore the features available now in the Govt.nz app.

  • Reporting changes when you’re getting a benefit

    Found in Benefits, pensions and financial support / Benefits and allowances / Reporting changes when you’re getting a benefit

    If you get a payment from Work and Income, you must tell them if your situation or details change. This helps make sure you get the right payment.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • Colours, images and logos

    Found in The Govt.nz website / Colours, images and logos

    How Govt.nz uses colours, images and logos.

  • How to make a submission on a bill

    Found in Engaging with government / Consultations — have your say / How to make a submission on a bill

    How to find out what parliamentary bills are open for public feedback and options for how to make a submission.

  • Complain about your financial services provider

    Found in Consumer rights and credit records / How to complain / Complain about your financial services provider

    If you have a problem with your bank, insurance company, broker, buy now pay later provider or financial adviser, you can make a complaint.

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