New Zealand has made its historical birth, marriage and death index available online.
You can search the index free of charge at the new Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records website.
Information available includes:
- Births that occurred at least 100 years ago;
- Stillbirths that occurred at least 50 years ago;
- Marriages and eventually Civil Unions that occurred 80 years ago;
- Deaths that occurred at least 50 years ago, or where the deceased’s date of birth was at least 80 years ago.
There are around 11 million births, deaths, marriage and civil union records. Births and deaths have been officially recorded since 1848, and marriages since 1854.
In 1911, it was required that Māori marriages be recorded, and in 1913, Māori birth and deaths. Separate Māori and General registration systems were kept until 1961 although some Māori are registered in the general system. As registration could not be enforced many Māori births and deaths were not registered.
Registers were also established to record overseas marriages and war deaths covering all wars since WWI.
Once you’ve found the record you’re looking for, you can order a printout (which is cheaper and contains more information) or an official certificate, either of which will be sent to you by post. It will cost you NZ$26 for a printout of one of the later records, which provide more information, and NZ$20 for a printout of an earlier record. Official certificates (either standard or decorative) cost NZ$26 each.
The site for New Zealand does not work
I just tried the link and it works for me. I was able to carry out a search.
Alan
What am I doing wrong?
Please post the link that is working for you.
Martin
Hi Martin.
The link is http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home.
Best, Alan
Fantastic. I have cleared up quite a few queries in my tree
Hi this is rebecca keene here I was wondering he you have a michael george print he was born on the 06th November,1956 and was born in Rotorua, New Zealand. his parents names are kevin noel print and ruth elaine print
Hi Rebecca
You’ll have to go to the New Zealand web pages for ordering non-historic records at https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/NonHistoricRecords as Michael George Print was born less than 100 years ago.
Best wishes
Alan