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  • What is a credit record

    Found in Consumer rights and complaints / Debt and credit records / What is a credit record

    Find out what is on a credit record, who can access your credit record, and your rights to change information on it.

  • 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.

  • Colours, images and logos

    Found in About this website / Colours, images and logos

    How Govt.nz uses colours, images and logos.

  • Get help to find birth, death and marriage records

    Found in History, culture and heritage / Research your family history / Get help to find birth, death and marriage records

    If you do not know the year of a record you're looking for, you can ask Births, Deaths and Marriages to search for it.

  • NZ citizenship if you are adopted

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / New Zealand citizenship / NZ citizenship if you are adopted

    If you were born and adopted in New Zealand you are likely to be a New Zealand citizen. If you were born or adopted outside New Zealand, you might be a citizen — if not, you may be able to apply to become one.

  • Passports and visas when you go to Australia

    Found in Leaving NZ / Travel or move to Australia / Passports and visas when you go to Australia

    Most NZ citizens can visit, live and work in Australia without applying for a tourist or work visa. NZ permanent residents need to apply for visas to Australia.

  • Working in NZ after you study

    Found in Immigration and visas / Get a visa to work in NZ / Working in NZ after you study

    After you’ve finished studying in New Zealand, you can apply for a visa that lets you stay here to work. Some students can work in NZ because of what they’re studying in another country.

  • Debt collection and repossession

    Found in Consumer rights and complaints / Debt and credit records / Debt collection and repossession

    Know your rights when a debt collector demands payment or takes your stuff because you cannot pay your bills.

  • Help with housing and paying rent

    Found in Housing and property / Get financial help with housing / Help with housing and paying rent

    If you’re having trouble finding or affording a stable home, you may be able to get access to low-cost housing or help with accommodation costs.

  • Apply for a child's first passport

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Get or renew a New Zealand passport / Apply for a child's first passport

    Child passports are for children aged 15 and under. They cost $144 and are valid for 5 years. When a child turns 16, their passport is still valid until it expires or is cancelled.

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