Order a civil union certificate by phone
How to order a civil union certificate by phone.
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Contact Births, Deaths and Marriages
Phone number
Freephone: 0800 225 252 (NZ only)
Outside NZ: +64 9 339 0852
When you can phone
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm
- Saturday, 9am to 2pm
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Provide required information
What you’ll need to know
Information about the civil union
You need to know the:
- full names of the people whose certificate you’re ordering
- date of the civil union.
Information about yourself
Even if you’re ordering someone else’s certificate, you need to know the date and place of one of the following events:
- your birth in NZ, or
- your marriage or civil union in NZ, or
- your child’s birth in NZ, and their full name.
Births, Deaths and Marriages use the information to check who you are, then record your name in the Access Register. The register is a record of who orders certificates.
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Pay over the phone
Cost
$33 for an official civil union certificate.
How to pay
You can pay over the phone by credit or debit card.
If you want to pay by cheque you need to complete a form and post it in
Order a civil union certificate by post
If you want to pay by cash you need to order a certificate in person
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