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  • Modifying a vehicle

    Found in Transport / Keeping a vehicle on the road / Modifying a vehicle

    You can modify, customise or retune your car, motorcycle, van or ute — but you may need a low volume vehicle (LVV) certification to get a WoF.

  • Adopting a child

    Found in Family and whānau / Adoption and fostering / Adopting a child

    You can apply to adopt a child in New Zealand as a couple or as an individual.

  • Vote in an election

    Found in Engaging with government / Enrol and vote in an election / Vote in an election

    Once you’re enrolled, you can vote in general elections, by–elections, referendums and local elections.

  • Check if you are a citizen

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / Proof of citizenship / Check if you are a citizen

    To find out if you are a New Zealand citizen, use the online tool or ask the Citizenship Office.

  • 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.

  • Legal aid

    Found in Law, crime and justice / The courts / Legal aid

    If you cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, you can apply for legal aid.

  • Pay a court fine

    Found in Law, crime and justice / Paying fines / Pay a court fine

    ​You can pay court fines online. Speeding tickets and local council parking tickets become court fines if you don’t pay them on time.

  • 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.

  • Registering a death

    Found in Family and whānau / Death and bereavement / Registering a death

    If you’re using a funeral director, they’ll register the death with Births, Deaths and Marriages. If you’re organising the funeral yourself, or not holding one, you’ll need to register the death.

  • Prison life and going to prison

    Found in Law, crime and justice / Prison life / Prison life and going to prison

    If you’re convicted of a crime and sentenced to a prison term, or if you’re awaiting trial or sentencing without bail, you’ll go to prison.

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