30 January 2023
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Sean Marshall
[FYI request #21596 email]
Tēnā koe Sean
OIA 2223-0492 Request for Status of Citizenship Applications Submitted Online
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of
Internal Affairs (Department) on 29 December 2022.
You requested –
•
How many applications for Confirmations of Birth in New Zealand did you receive in each of
the last 10 years? To be clear, I'm inquiring about confirmations of Birth, not Birth
certificates.
In response to your request please refer to the below table, this provides you with the
breakdown requested above.
Confirmation of
Year
Birth in NZ
2013
5
2014
14
2015
16
2016
12
2017
14
2018
28
2019
22
2020
47
2021
38
2022
62
2023
5
Caveat – the data in the table above is as at 20/01/23
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, the Department has
decided to proactively release a copy of this response on the DIA website. All requestor
data, including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The
released response will be made available her
e: https://www.dia.govt.nz/Official-
Information-Act-Requests-2.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Julia Taylor
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations
