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  • 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.

  • Choose your residential care

    Found in Health / Rest homes and residential care / Choose your residential care

    You choose the rest home or hospital that you want to move to and can afford.

  • Legal help when being harassed

    Found in Law, crime and justice / Abuse, harassment and domestic violence / Legal help when being harassed

    If you're being harassed by someone you're not in a relationship with, you can apply for a restraining order.

  • Finding information about your adoption

    Found in Family and whānau / Adoption and fostering / Finding information about your adoption

    If you were born in New Zealand and you're adopted, once you turn 20 you can request your pre-adoptive birth certificate and information about your adoption records held by Oranga Tamariki.

  • Personalised ceremonies for civil unions

    Found in Family and whānau / Getting married / Civil unions / How to have a civil union in NZ / Personalised ceremonies for civil unions

    A personalised ceremony is one you can have anywhere you and your celebrant agree. And you can write your own vows.

  • Working for Families payments

    Found in Family and whānau / Financial help for your family / Working for Families payments

    Get help with the costs of raising children with Working for Families tax credit payments. Your payments are worked out based on the information you give Inland Revenue about your income for the year.

  • Making a statutory declaration

    Found in Law, crime and justice / Making a statutory declaration

    You make a statutory declaration when you need to confirm that something is true. It’s a written statement that must be signed and witnessed by an official person face to face.

  • Help with mental health and addiction

    Found in Health / Help with mental health and addiction

    Specialist health services and resources for mental illness or addiction.

  • Going to court as a witness

    Found in Law, crime and justice / The courts / Going to court as a witness

    If you're asked to give evidence in court, you’ll have to swear to tell the truth and answer any questions the judge says you have to answer.

  • Appearing in court

    Found in Law, crime and justice / The courts / Appearing in court

    You’ll first appear to enter a plea. If you plead not guilty, you’ll appear again at a later date. If you plead guilty, you’ll either be sentenced immediately or appear later for sentencing.

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