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  • Being deprived of NZ citizenship

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Changing your citizenship status / Being deprived of NZ citizenship

    In rare circumstances, the Minister of Internal Affairs can take away your New Zealand citizenship. You will no longer be able to use a New Zealand passport and you might not be allowed to live here.

  • Changing your citizenship status

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Changing your citizenship status

    Your citizenship status may change if you want citizenship of more than 1 country or to give up New Zealand citizenship — or if the New Zealand government takes away your citizenship.

  • Home emergency checklist

    Found in Housing and property / Home emergency checklist

    How to prepare for and get through an emergency in New Zealand.

  • Character requirements

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Requirements for NZ citizenship / Character requirements

    You need to show you are of good character to get New Zealand citizenship.

  • 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).

  • Apply for NZ citizenship

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / How to apply for NZ citizenship / Apply for NZ citizenship

    Complete and submit your application for New Zealand citizenship by grant.

  • Apply for NZ citizenship

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / How to apply for NZ citizenship / Apply for NZ citizenship

    Complete and submit your application for New Zealand citizenship by grant.

  • Dual citizenship

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Changing your citizenship status / Dual citizenship

    New Zealand allows dual citizenship or multiple citizenship — but some other countries do not.

  • 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.

  • Adopting a child

    Found in Family and whānau / Adoption and fostering / Adopting a child

    You can apply to adopt a child in New Zealand as a couple or as an individual.

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