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  • Rental properties and healthy homes standards

    Found in Housing and property / Insulation and energy efficiency / Rental properties and healthy homes standards

    To improve the quality of rental properties in New Zealand, landlords need to meet the healthy homes standards.

  • 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.

  • Requirements for children

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

    Children do not have to meet all the same requirements as adults to get New Zealand citizenship.

  • GST rate

    Found in Tax, benefits and finance / Tax / GST rate

    You pay a 15% goods and services tax (GST) on most of your purchases in New Zealand.

  • When you need an NZ student visa

    Found in Immigration and visas / Get a New Zealand student visa / When you need an NZ student visa

    You need a student visa if you want to study full time in New Zealand for more than 3 months.

  • History of daylight saving in NZ

    Found in Recreation and the environment / Daylight saving in NZ / History of daylight saving in NZ

    New Zealand first introduced daylight saving time in 1927. The current times have been fixed since 2007.

  • 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.

  • If you live overseas now

    Found in Tax, benefits and finance / New Zealand Superannuation and the Veteran's Pension / If you live overseas now

    If you live overseas, you may be able to keep getting some or all of your New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran’s Pension.

  • Paying back your student loan

    Found in Education / Tertiary education / Paying back your student loan

    Repayments on your student loan depend on how much you earn and whether you’re based in New Zealand or living overseas.

  • Requirements for Samoan citizens

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Requirements for NZ citizenship / Requirements for Samoan citizens

    The requirements you need to meet to get New Zealand citizenship depend on when you arrived here or when you were born.

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