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Each guide names its sources and last review date, and distinguishes official documents from personal copies. - [Official documents](https://dokus.app/en-nz/guides/official-documents/) ## [New Zealand criminal record check: request your own record](https://dokus.app/en-nz/new-zealand-criminal-record-check-request/) Prepare acceptable ID and a signed authority form for your own Ministry of Justice criminal record request, keeping each upload within the stated limit. Reviewed on 25 October 2026 ## [Order a New Zealand birth certificate: replacement, paper form and saved copy](https://dokus.app/en-nz/new-zealand-order-birth-certificate-copy/) Choose the right New Zealand birth certificate order route, distinguish a certificate from a research record, and keep a readable personal copy. Reviewed on 21 October 2026 ## [Find your IRD number in New Zealand and prepare the proof someone asks for](https://dokus.app/en-nz/new-zealand-find-ird-number-proof/) Find an existing IRD number through Inland Revenue, myIR or your records, then choose an appropriate document for the organisation requesting proof. Reviewed on 21 October 2026 ## [New Zealand adult passport application: prepare your photo, referee and records](https://dokus.app/en-nz/new-zealand-passport-application-photo-referee/) Prepare the original digital photo, check your identity referee and organise the records for a New Zealand passport application without altering official files. Reviewed on 21 October 2026 ## [New Zealand rental applications: share the right documents at each stage](https://dokus.app/en-nz/new-zealand-rental-application-documents-privacy/) Prepare identity and ability-to-pay evidence for a New Zealand rental application, with phased sharing and fewer unnecessary financial details. Reviewed on 21 October 2026 ## [Is it safe to send a photo of your ID in New Zealand?](https://dokus.app/en-nz/is-it-safe-to-send-a-picture-of-your-id/) When a New Zealand landlord or hotel may need ID, how to share less information and what to do if a passport or driver licence copy is misused. Reviewed on 21 October 2026 ## [NZ tenancy document tools: ID PDFs and rental income copies](https://dokus.app/en-nz/tools/) Prepare a driver licence PDF, label a passport copy, compress a rental attachment or redact unrelated bank transactions for a tenancy application. Reviewed on 7 October 2026