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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Governing legislation

    Found in Recreation and the environment / Daylight saving in NZ / Governing legislation

    Our timezone, the daylight saving dates and the rules around what happens if you are working when the clocks change are governed by 2 pieces of legislation.

  • Privacy notice for Govt.nz

    Found in The Govt.nz website / Using this website / Privacy notice for Govt.nz

    This notice explains how and when Govt.nz collects personal information, what we do with it and your right to see or change it.

  • 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.

  • Authentication Unit document requirements

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Proving and protecting your identity / Use your NZ documents overseas / Authentication Unit document requirements

    Check which documents the Authentication Unit will accept.

  • Contact details by topic

    Found in Contact NZ government / Contact details by topic

    If you’re unsure who to contact, use the list below to work out which government organisation could help with your question.

  • What to do when someone dies

    Found in Family and whānau / Death and bereavement / What to do when someone dies

    Who to notify, what to organise and how to get help with costs when someone dies.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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