Search results for birth certificate

  • Order a birth certificate

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Proving and protecting your identity / Order a birth certificate

    New Zealand birth certificates are a record of birth. You can order a birth certificate online. It costs $33 for a standard certificate.

  • Change the registered sex on your birth certificate

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Changing your gender / Change the registered sex on your birth certificate

    To change the sex marker on your birth certificate, you must complete a statutory declaration and apply to Births, Deaths and Marriages.

  • Registering a new baby and getting a birth certificate

    Found in Family and whānau / Having a baby / Registering a new baby and getting a birth certificate

    Every baby born in New Zealand must be registered, usually within 2 months of being born. You can order your baby's birth certificate and apply for their IRD number at the same time.

  • Passports, citizenship and identity

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity

    Birth certificates, citizenship, passports, changing name or gender

  • Changing your gender

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Changing your gender

    Find out how to change the gender on your birth certificate, citizenship record, and official identification.

  • Get proof you are a citizen

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Proof of citizenship / Get proof you are a citizen

    If you have lost or damaged your New Zealand birth certificate or your citizenship certificate, you can apply for a replacement or call to check your certificate number.

  • Choose the gender on your citizenship record

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Changing your gender / Choose the gender on your citizenship record

    If your gender is different to what’s on your birth certificate, you can change it when you apply for NZ citizenship — or get your citizenship record updated.

  • Having a baby

    Found in Family and whānau / Having a baby

    Get support if you’re having a baby and learn about the legal requirement to register your newborn. How to get a birth certificate and IRD number for your child.

  • Finding information about your adoption

    Found in Family and whānau / Adoption and fostering / Finding information about your adoption

    If you were born in New Zealand and you're adopted, once you turn 20 you can request your pre-adoptive birth certificate and information about your adoption records held by Oranga Tamariki.

  • What is a name change certificate

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Proving and protecting your identity / Name change certificate / What is a name change certificate

    A name change certificate is an official record of a name change if they were born outside NZ.

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