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  • Dates for public holidays and anniversary days

    Found in Work / Public holidays and work / Dates for public holidays and anniversary days

    Dates when employees get national public holidays and regional anniversary days.

  • 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.

  • School zones, reviews and equity funding

    Found in Education / School and college / School zones, reviews and equity funding

    Find out if you live in a school’s zone, how the school is performing and what level of equity funding it gets based on the Equity Index.

  • Submit a notice of objection to someone’s wedding

    Found in Family and whānau / Getting married / Submit a notice of objection to someone’s wedding

    If you think there are legal reasons why someone shouldn’t get married or have a civil union, you can lodge a caveat or notice of objection.

  • Public attitudes to daylight saving

    Found in Recreation and the environment / Daylight saving in NZ / Public attitudes to daylight saving

    The 2008 survey found that 82% of New Zealanders approved of the 2007 extension to the period of daylight saving time.

  • Changing your name when you get married

    Found in Family and whānau / Getting married / Changing your name when you get married

    In New Zealand, you don’t usually have to do anything special if you want to change your name after you get married or have a civil union.

  • Get celebrant training, support and information

    Found in Government A-Z / Births, Deaths and Marriages / Information for marriage celebrants / Get celebrant training, support and information

    Celebrants can get support and information, and opportunities for professional development.

  • Search historical birth, death and marriage records

    Found in History, culture and heritage / Research your family history / Search historical birth, death and marriage records

    To find your whakapapa (genealogy), you can search old birth, death and marriage records.

  • Permanent residency and citizenship for NZers in Australia

    Found in Leaving NZ / Travel or move to Australia / Permanent residency and citizenship for NZers in Australia

    ​From 1 July 2023, NZ citizens who have been living in Australia for 4 years or more are eligible to apply directly for Australian citizenship.

  • Authentication Unit document requirements

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Proving and protecting your identity / Use your NZ documents overseas / Authentication Unit document requirements

    Check which documents the Authentication Unit will accept.

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