How to Apply for Registering a Death in New Zealand

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Apply for Registering a Death in New Zealand

  • The Contact Births and Deaths, and Marriages for a Notification Death for Registration form to indicate that the date of death within New Zealand.
  • Within three days of the cremation or burial, notifying of the death Form must be completed and sent to Births, deaths and marriages.

The address to mail the form to is

Births, deaths and marriages
PO Box 31203
Lower Hutt 5040
New Zealand

Required Documents For Registering a Death

  • Valid ID document
  • Evidence 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 from 8:00am to 7:00pm on Friday, 9:00am to 7:00 pm and Saturday 9:00am to 2:00pm.

Births, deaths and marriages

PO Box 10-526
Wellington 6143
Level 3
109 Featherston Street
Wellington 6011
Freephone: 0800-22 52 52 (New Zealand only)
Phone: (+64 4) 463 9362
Fax (+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 except Wednesday 9am – 5pm.

Auckland

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

Christchurch Births, Deaths and Marriages Office

Registry of Births as well as 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
The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, with the exception of Wednesday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Manukau

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

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
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 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 5535 (Australia Only) Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm, with the exception of Wednesday from 9:30am until 5:00pm.
Phone: (+61 2) 9225 2300
Fax: (+61 2) 9223 0223
Public Counter hours of operation Monday through Friday, 9:00am until 4:00pm, 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

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (excluding the public holiday)

What are all the Eligibility

  • If the funeral director is in charge of arrangements for funerals they will gather all the necessary information and forward the information the necessary information to Births, Deaths and Marriages to register.
  • In the event that a funeral director not involved in the funeral arrangements, the person responsible for funeral arrangements is accountable to notify Births, Deaths and Marriages of the death.

Fees

There is no cost for notifying the death.

Instructions

  • Within three days of the funeral or cremation, The Notification of death Form must be submitted to Births, Deaths , and Marriages.
  • Contact Births and Deaths, as well as Marriages, to make arrangements to have an Notification of Death to Registration (BDM 28) form delivered to you.
  • There is no cost to register the death.
  • A death certificate is obtained when the death is registered by filling out the section for ordering on the Notification of Death for Registration (BDM 28) form and also including the fee for the certificate.
  • Once the death is recorded, a death certificates is issued.

Requirements Information

  • Name of the deceased
  • Date of death
  • The Place of Death
  • Sex
  • The Fathers’ and Mothers’ Names
  • Address for mail
  • Residence address
  • The number is available during the daytime hours.
  • Email address

Need to have the Document

The law stipulates that all deaths occurring in New Zealand are notified to Births and Deaths as well as Weddings within three days following the burial or funeral.

External Links

The Department of Internal Affairs Register a Death 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 Death 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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