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  • Get your child a New Zealand passport when born overseas

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

    If you are a New Zealand citizen by birth or grant and have a child overseas, you can register them as a citizen by descent and get them a New Zealand passport.

  • Use your NZ documents overseas

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Proving and protecting your identity / Use your NZ documents overseas

    To use a document overseas it may need to be apostilled or authenticated. Apostilles and authentications are certificates that prove the signature, stamp or seal on a document is genuine.

  • Definitions of enduring power of attorney roles

    Found in Family and whānau / Power of attorney — enduring and ordinary / Definitions of enduring power of attorney roles

    These are the legal terms and definitions of the various roles for an enduring power of attorney (EPA or EPOA).

  • Complain about a marriage or civil union celebrant

    Found in Family and whānau / Getting married / Complain about a marriage or civil union celebrant

    If you have a serious problem with a marriage or civil union celebrant not performing their legal duties before, during or after your ceremony, you can make a formal complaint about them.

  • After you apply for NZ citizenship

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / How to apply for NZ citizenship / After you apply for NZ citizenship

    Find out what happens after you apply for citizenship.

  • Vehicle licensing and road user charges

    Found in Transport / Keeping a vehicle on the road / Vehicle licensing and road user charges

    To be on the road legally, your car needs to have a current licence. You’ll also need to pay road user charges (RUC) if your vehicle runs on diesel or electricity, or both — including plug-in vehicles that run on petrol.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Contact details by topic

    Found in 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.

  • Choose the right tax code for your NZ Superannuation

    Found in Tax, benefits and finance / Tax / Choose the right tax code for your NZ Superannuation

    When you start getting NZ Super you might still have other sources of income. You need to make sure you’re using the correct tax code.

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