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  • Giving up your NZ citizenship

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

    If you are becoming a citizen of a country that does not allow dual citizenship, you might have to give up your New Zealand citizenship.

  • Make a complaint about food poisoning

    Found in Health / Food safety / Make a complaint about food poisoning

    500 New Zealanders a day get food poisoning. It’s a serious risk if you’re sick, pregnant, very young or elderly.

  • Register as a citizen by descent and get a passport

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Register as a citizen by descent and get a passport

    If you are a citizen by descent, you must register your citizenship before you can get a New Zealand passport.

  • If you do not meet a requirement

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Requirements for NZ citizenship / If you do not meet a requirement

    In rare cases, the Minister of Internal Affairs might grant New Zealand citizenship to someone who does not meet all the requirements.

  • Get publicly funded health services

    Found in Health / Public health services / Get publicly funded health services

    In New Zealand public funding pays for most of our health and disability services. Find out if you’re eligible to get publicly-funded healthcare in NZ.

  • How to request an NZeTA

    Found in Immigration and visas / Visitor visas and the NZeTA / How to request an NZeTA

    Find out how to request an NZeTA (New Zealand electronic Travel Authority) and how much it costs. Allow 72 hours for your request to be processed.

  • Public attitudes to daylight saving

    Found in Recreation and the environment / Daylight saving in NZ / Public attitudes to daylight saving

    The 2008 survey found that 82% of New Zealanders approved of the 2007 extension to the period of daylight saving time.

  • Get yourself a New Zealand passport when born overseas

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Get or renew a New Zealand passport / Get yourself a New Zealand passport when born overseas

    If you were born overseas and at least 1 of your parents was a New Zealand citizen by birth or grant when you were born, you can register as a citizen by descent and get a New Zealand passport.

  • Consumer laws

    Found in Consumer rights and complaints / Consumer laws

    Find out what laws protect you when buying from, or sharing your information with, businesses selling in New Zealand and online.

  • Retirement age

    Found in Work / Retiring from work / Retirement age

    There is no official retirement age in New Zealand. The common age to retire is 65 when NZ Super and some other pension payments start.

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