8 April 2026
David Singh
[FYI request #33742 email] 
DOIA-REQ-0029306
Tēnā koe David Singh
Thank you for your email of 13 March 2026 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) 
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
The data format that I am looking for:
Passport/Nationality   Electronic labels issued    Physical labels issued
Afghanistan                               X                                    X
Australia                                    X                                    X
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Zimbabwe                                 X                                    X
Please provide those numbers. Thanks.
Please find the information you have requested attached in the Appendix, which includes the number of 
New Zealand Citizenship Endorsement issued in 2025, broken down by nationality and label type.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance, 
please contact [email address].
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.
Nāku noa, nā
Jock Gilray
Deputy Chief Operating Officer Immigration
Chief Operating Officer Immigration

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Appendix: The number of New Zealand Citizenship Endorsements issued, broken down by nationality and 
label type between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025, as at 2 March 2026.
Nationality
Electronic
Paper
Total
Afghanistan
0
2
2
Australia
6
8
14
Austria
1
3
4
Bangladesh
 0
3
3
Belgium
1
1
2
Brazil
6
1
7
Brunei Darussalam
1
 0
1
Cambodia
1
 0
1
Canada
26
18
44
China
748
12
760
Colombia
 0
1
1
Denmark
 0
1
1
Fiji
7
10
17
Finland
1
 0
1
France
15
5
20
Germany
13
30
43
Great Britain
227
186
413
Greece
1
 0
1
Hong Kong
10
 0
10
India
10
16
26
Indonesia
11
1
12
Iran
 0
1
1
Iraq
 0
1
1
Ireland
20
17
37
Israel
 0
1
1
Italy
9
11
20
Japan
74
66
140
Kazakhstan
1
 0
1
Kenya
 0
1
1
Kiribati
2
 0
2
Latvia
1
 0
1
Malaysia
116
22
138
Malta
1
 0
1
Mexico
1
 0
1
Netherlands
15
19
34
Norway
2
 0
2
Oman
1
 0
1
Pakistan
 0
1
1
Philippines
1
1
2
Russia
4
8
12
Samoa
53
6
59

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Nationality
Electronic
Paper
Total
Saudi Arabia
2
 0
2
Singapore
22
1
23
Slovenia
 0
1
1
Solomon Islands
1
 0
1
South Africa
5
4
9
South Korea
48
8
56
Spain
1
 0
1
Sri Lanka
 0
2
2
Switzerland
4
3
7
Taiwan
5
3
8
Thailand
7
19
26
Tonga
7
4
11
Turkey
1
 0
1
United States of 
America
65
44
109
Uzbekistan
 0
4
4
Vanuatu
 0
1
1
Vietnam
1
3
4
Zimbabwe
 0
2
2
Sweden
 0
1
1
Grand Total
1,555
553
2,108

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