Search results for birth certificate

  • Finding your birth child

    Found in Family and whānau / Adoption and fostering / Finding your birth child

    If you've placed a child for adoption and they are now over 20 years old, you can ask Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children for help finding them.

  • Access to your birth, marriage and name change records

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Proving and protecting your identity / Access to your birth, marriage and name change records

    Birth, death, marriage, civil union and name change records are a public register — anyone can request copies of someone's information. You can see who's accessed your records since 2009 or block access to them if your safety is at risk.

  • NZ citizenship if you are adopted

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / NZ citizenship if you are adopted

    If you were born and adopted in New Zealand you are likely to be a New Zealand citizen. If you were born or adopted outside New Zealand, you might be a citizen — if not, you may be able to apply to become one.

  • Name change certificate

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Proving and protecting your identity / Name change certificate

    Learn what's on a name change certificate and what you can use one for. Order a name change certificate online, by phone, post, or in person.

  • Registering a death

    Found in Family and whānau / Death and bereavement / Registering a death

    If you’re using a funeral director, they’ll register the death with Births, Deaths and Marriages. If you’re organising the funeral yourself, or not holding one, you’ll need to register the death.

  • Births, Deaths and Marriages contact information

    Found in Government A-Z / Births, Deaths and Marriages / Births, Deaths and Marriages contact information

    Need help? Call us, send us an email, or make an appointment to visit one of our offices in New Zealand, Australia and the UK.

  • Get proof you are not a citizen

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Proof of citizenship / Get proof you are not a citizen

    You can get a certificate that proves you are not a New Zealand citizen.

  • Proof of citizenship

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Proof of citizenship

    What to do if you have lost your New Zealand citizenship certificate, or if you need to prove whether or not you are a New Zealand citizen.

  • Whāngai

    Found in Family and whānau / Adoption and fostering / Whāngai

    Whāngai is the Māori tradition of children being raised by someone other than their birth parents — usually a relative.

  • Proving and protecting your identity

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Proving and protecting your identity

    Order or access birth, marriage, death or name change certificates and records. Get your official documents translated or ready to use overseas. Sign up for Realme® to prove your identity online.

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