The Department of Internal Affairs

The Department of Internal Affairs

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Births, Deaths and Marriages Office Waitangi Day Hours

Births, Deaths and Marriages will be closed on the 6th of February for Waitangi Day. During this time a Call Out service is available for urgent death registrations and urgent marriage licences, please contact us for further information. Our office will reopen on the 7th of February.


Contact Centre

Freephone: 0800 22 52 52 (New Zealand only)

Phone: (+64 4) 463 9362
Email: bdm.nz@dia.govt.nz
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 8:00am - 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 52 (New Zealand only)
Phone: (+64 4) 463 9362
Fax: (+64 4) 382 3515 (for certificate and printout orders)
Fax: (+64 4) 382 3613 (for general enquiries)
Email: bdm.nz@dia.govt.nz
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, except Wednesday 9:00am - 5:00pm


Auckland

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


Christchurch Births, Deaths and Marriages Office is open with limited services

These services are:
  • Marriage licence applications
  • Change of name applications
  • Birth registrations
For all other enquires including the ordering of certificates please contact our Contact Centre.

Manukau

Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
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
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, except Wednesday 9:00am - 5:00pm


Wellington

Registrar of 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) 474 8147
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, except 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 to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, except Wednesday 9:30am - 5:00pm
Phone: (+61 2) 9225 2300
Fax: (+61 2) 9223 0223
Public Counter opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm, except Wednesday 9:30am - 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
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:00am - 2:00pm (excluding public holidays)
For services provided at our London Office