New Zealand passport

  • New Zealand passport
  • Uruwhenua Aotearoa
The front cover of a contemporary New Zealand biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued by Department of Internal Affairs
First issued
  • 1915 (first version)
  • 1992 (machine-readable passport)
  • 4 November 2005 (biometric passport)
  • 3 May 2021 (current version)
PurposeIdentification & travel
Valid inAll countries
EligibilityNew Zealand citizenship
ExpirationAge at date of Application:

15-: 5 Years from Date of Issue

16+: 10 Years from Date of Issue
Cost
Adult (16+)
  • Regular: $247.00
  • Urgent: $494.00
  • Callout: $1,001.00
Child (under 16)
  • Regular: $144.00
  • Urgent: $391.00
  • Callout: $898.00
Prices in NZD and inclusive of GST

New Zealand passports (Māori: uruwhenua o Aotearoa) are passports issued to New Zealand citizens for the purpose of international travel by the Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand has a passport possession rate of around 70% of the population and there are around 2.9 million New Zealand passports in circulation.

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