How to Apply for Registering a Civil Union in New Zealand

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Apply for Registering a Civil Union in New Zealand

  • In the civil union ceremony you must complete two copies of a form called ‘Copy Of Particulars of Civil Union’..
  • One copy will be given to the civil union Celebrant in the direction of the Registrar of Civil Unions who issued your civil union license so that the civil union could be recognized as a registered civil union.
  • The second copy will be handed by the court as a document for your union.

Required Documents For Registering a Civil Union

  • Valid ID document
  • Documentation of residency

Office Locations and Contacts

Contact Centre

Freephone: 0800 22 52 (New Zealand only)
Phone: (+64 4) 463 9362

Email: bdm.nz@dia.govt.nz

Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 8:00am to 7:00pm Friday 9:00am – 7:00pm Saturday 9:00am – 2:00pm

Births, deaths and marriages

PO Box 10-526
Wellington 6143
Level 3
109 Featherston Street
Wellington 6011
Freephone: 0800 22 52 (New Zealand only)
Phone: (+64 4) 463 9362
Fax number: (+64 4) 382 3515 (for certificates and printouts)
Fax: (+64 4) 382 3613 (for general enquiries)
Email: bdm.nz@dia.govt.nz
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm with the exception of Wednesday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Auckland

Registry of Deaths and Births, and marriages
PO Box 6147
Auckland 1141
Level 6, Building AA
99 Albert Street
Auckland 1010
Freephone: 0800 22 52 (New Zealand only)
Phone: (+64 4) 463 9362
Fax: (+64 9) 362 7908
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, except Wednesday 9am – 5pm.

Christchurch Births, Deaths and Marriages Office

Register for Births, Deaths, and marriages
PO Box 25211, PO Box
Christchurch
100 Orchard Road
Christchurch 8053
Freephone: 0800-22 52 52 (New Zealand only)
Phone: (+64 4) 463 9362
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm with the exception of Wednesday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Manukau

Register of Births or Deaths, Marriages and Weddings
PO Box 76-222
Manukau City 2241
Level 1
20-24 Lambie Drive
Manukau City 2104
Freephone: 0800 22 52 (New Zealand only)
Phone: (+64 4) 463 9362
Fax: (+64 9) 262 2404
The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm except Wednesday 9am – 5pm.

Wellington

Registry of Deaths and Births, and marriages
PO Box 10-526
Wellington 6143
Level 3
109 Featherston Street
Wellington 6011
Freephone: 0800 22 52 (New Zealand only)
Phone: (+64 4) 463 9362
Fax: (+64 4) 474 8147
The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm with the exception of Wednesday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Australia

Births, Deaths , and Marriages
Department of Internal Affairs
Level 10
55 Hunter Street
Sydney
GPO Box 365
Sydney
New South Wales 2001
Freephone: 1300 559 535 (Australia Only) Monday through Friday, 8:30am until 5:00 pm, with Wednesday off 8:30am – 5:00pm.
Phone: (+61 2) 9225 2300
Fax: (+61 2) 9223 0223
Public Counter hours of operation Monday through Friday, 9:00am until 4:00 pm, except Wednesday 9:00am – 4:00pm

United Kingdom

  • Births, deaths and marriages
  • Department of Internal Affairs
  • New Zealand House
  • 80 Haymarket
  • London SW1Y 4TQ
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: (+44 20) 7968 2730
  • Fax: (+44 20) 7968 2739

The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 2:00pm (excluding all public holidays)

What are all the Eligibility

    • Each party must be 16 years old older or more.

Each party must sign an unambiguous statement in which it mentions both parties and states that they have joined as a union civil one another

Instructions

  • A formal declaration of parties mentioned to the Civil Union Licence (the celebrant must verify that the parties that are set to be joined are actually the ones listed in the Civil Union Licence);
  • The exchange of declarations of the civil union;
  • After the two copies of registration documents (Copy Of Particulars Civil Union) have been authenticated and signed, Civil Union Celebrant must sign and be witnessed. Civil Union Celebrant must return the copy of the Registrar to the Registry Office that issued the Registry Office within 10 calendar days. The couple will keep another copy
  • A Civil Union Celebrant must take every reasonable step to ensure that the civil union is recorded with Births, Deaths , and Marriages.
  • You can make use of the ‘Copy Particulars of Civil Union’ to accomplish this. However, since the “Copy of the Particulars of Civil Union’ is an exclusive document from the date of the ceremony, with the signatures of both parties in it, you might prefer purchasing an official civil union certificate from Births, Deaths , and Marriages to use for all purposes.

The Information You Need

  • Names of Partners 1 and 2.
  • The place of the civil union
  • The date of the civil union
  • Address for mail
  • Residence address
  • The number is available during the daytime hours.
  • Email address

The Document is required

Births, deaths, and Marriages keep records and archives New Zealand Civil Union information and allows access to this information through certificates and electronic prints.

External Links

The Department of Internal Affairs Register a Civil Union http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Births-Deaths-and-Marriages-Register-a-Birth-Death-MarriageCivil-Union-or-Name-Change?OpenDocument#one

The Department of Internal Affairs Obtain the Civil Union Certificate http://www.dia.govt.nz/Services-Births-Deaths-and-Marriages-Get-a-Death-Marriage-Civil-Union-or-Name-Change-Certificate?OpenDocument

Forms, Fees and Information Brochures http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Births-Deaths-and-Marriages-Forms-Fees-and-Information-Brochures?OpenDocument#ten

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