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Under §3(2)(b) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (read with §16(2)(e)+(f) of the Adoption Act 1955 No 93), a child adopted in New Zealand under an Adoption Act 1955 order is DEEMED for citizenship purposes

Under §6(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (1977 No 61), every person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 1949 and before 1 January 2006 is automatically a New Zealand citizen by birth (the 'pur Under §6(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (as substituted by §5(1) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005, 2005 No 43), a person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 2006 is a NZ citizen by birth Citizenship Act 1977 §29 extends the entire Act (including §6 jus soli rules) to the Cook Islands and Niue (by mutual consent under Article 46 Cook Islands Constitution + Article 36 Niue Constitutio

Under §6(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (1977 No 61), every person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 1949 and before 1 January 2006 is automatically a New Zealand citizen by birth (the 'pur Citizenship Act 1977 §29 extends the entire Act (including §6 jus soli rules) to the Cook Islands and Niue (by mutual consent under Article 46 Cook Islands Constitution + Article 36 Niue Constitution)

Under §6(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (as substituted by §5(1) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005, 2005 No 43), a person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 2006 is a NZ citizen by birth

Under §6(3)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (as substituted 21 April 2005 by §5(2) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005), every person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 1978 is a NZ citizen by

Under §6(4) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (substituted 18 November 1992 by §4(1) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 1992; further amended by Acts including the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Act 2003 an

Under §7(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (replaced 21 April 2005 by §6 of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005, and further replaced 26 November 2024 by §8 of the Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restorat Waitangi Tribunal Wai 3513 (Citizenship (Ruddock) Urgent Inquiry; pre-publication report 31 October 2025; final report 'He Tangata, he Whenua: The Citizenship Report' November 2025) FOUND that the Cit The Waitangi Tribunal Wai 3513 Report (October-November 2025) recommended that the Crown consult with Māori to provide for co-design of, or full reflection of Māori views in, AMENDMENTS TO CITIZENSH

Under §7(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act 1977, a person born outside New Zealand on or after 1 January 1978 is a NZ citizen by descent if at the time of birth a parent was a NZ citizen by descent AND the Per the current Citizenship Fees Schedule (effective 21 November 2025; first fee increase in 22 years; implemented via Citizenship Amendment Regulations 2025 SL 2025/261 reg 8(1) replacing Schedule 2

Under §13(3)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (transitional provision), every person born outside New Zealand on or after 1 January 1949 (commencement of British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship

Under §6(6) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (inserted 21 April 2005 by §5(3) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005, and §6(6)(b) amended at 2 am on 29 November 2010 by §406(1) of the Immigration Act 2009)

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Waitangi Tribunal Wai 3513 (Citizenship (Ruddock) Urgent Inquiry; pre-publication report 31 October 2025; final report 'He Tangata, he Whenua: The Citizenship Report' November 2025) FOUND that the Cit The Waitangi Tribunal Wai 3513 Report (October-November 2025) recommended that the Crown consult with Māori to provide for co-design of, or full reflection of Māori views in, AMENDMENTS TO CITIZENSHIP Waitangi Tribunal Wai 3513 made THREE specific IMMEDIATE-ACTION recommendations: (1) AMEND §8(2)(e) of the Citizenship Act 1977 to include 'or te reo Māori' (currently English-language requirement o

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