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Scams
Found in Law, crime and justice / Scams
Taking care can help you avoid scams. If you think you’ve been scammed, report it straight away.
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Discrimination at work
Found in Work / Workers’ rights / Discrimination at work
It’s against the law to be treated unfairly in the workplace or when you apply for a job.
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Personal medical alarms
Found in Health / Help in your home / Personal medical alarms
Apply for government help to pay for a monitored medical alarm service if you have an ongoing illness, an injury, age-related health problems or if you’re a disabled person.
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Alcohol interlocks
Found in Transport / Driving fines and penalties / Alcohol interlocks
An alcohol interlock is an electronic device that prevents you from driving if you’ve been drinking.
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Financial help for people with a disability or illness
Found in Health / Financial help and services / Financial help for people with a disability or illness
If you have a disability or illness you might be able to get an allowance, subsidy or loan to help with your expenses. Financial assistance is available for all citizens.
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Convert your overseas driver licence
Found in Transport / Driver licences / Convert your overseas driver licence
If you have an overseas driver licence and you’ve been in New Zealand more than a year, you need to convert to an NZ driver licence to keep driving here legally.
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Help for children with behaviour problems
Found in Education / Learning support (special education) / Help for children with behaviour problems
Programmes for schools, teachers and parents to help children with behaviour and learning problems.
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Wellington office
Found in Government A-Z / Department of Internal Affairs / Citizenship contact information / Contact the Citizenship Office / Wellington office
Check the progress of your application: To check the progress of your application, click on the link below. Select 'Continue saved application', then log in using RealMe.
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Change the registered sex on your birth certificate
Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Changing your gender / Change the registered sex on your birth certificate
To change the sex marker on your birth certificate, you must complete a statutory declaration and apply to Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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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.