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  • Check you meet the requirements for NZ citizenship

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Requirements for NZ citizenship / Check you meet the requirements for NZ citizenship

    Use this self-check tool to find out if you meet the requirements for New Zealand citizenship.

  • Get an IRD number for your child

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

    Your child will need an IRD number if they’re earning any money or interest, or if you’re applying for Working for Families or child support. If you’re having a baby, you can apply for one when you register their birth.

  • When you get a flatmate in your own house

    Found in Housing and property / Renting and flatting / When you get a flatmate in your own house

    If you own a house, you can get people to occupy the spare bedrooms and help with the bills.

  • If you get ACC payments and NZ Super

    Found in Tax, benefits and finance / New Zealand Superannuation and the Veteran's Pension / If you get ACC payments and NZ Super

    You can get ACC payments and NZ Super payments at the same time, but only for 2 years.

  • The scope of Govt.nz

    Found in About this website / The scope of Govt.nz

    If you work in government, this guide helps you work out if your information and services should be on this site.

  • Dog owner fines and offences

    Found in Law, crime and justice / Paying fines / Dog owner fines and offences

    If you do not keep control of your dog, allow a dog into a restricted area or abuse or neglect an animal, you can be fined or sent to prison — and banned from owning dogs in the future.

  • School zones, reviews and equity funding

    Found in Education / School and college / School zones, reviews and equity funding

    Find out if you live in a school’s zone, how the school is performing and what level of equity funding it gets based on the Equity Index.

  • Revitalising te reo Māori

    Found in History, culture and heritage / Māori language, culture and heritage / Revitalising te reo Māori

    Māori became an official language of New Zealand in 1987. It’s a taonga (treasure) that our government works to protect. Learn about the history of te reo Māori and the plan for revitalising the language.

  • How to pay tax

    Found in Tax, benefits and finance / Tax / How to pay tax

    Some types of income have the tax taken out (deducted) before you receive it. For all other income you need to declare it to Inland Revenue and pay the tax.

  • New Zealand Food Innovation Network

    Found in Government A-Z / New Zealand Food Innovation Network

    New Zealand Food Innovation Network is a national network of facilities and in-depth knoweldge around supporting the growth and development of New Zealand food & beverage business of all sizes.

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