You must provide one original and one legible photocopy of one of the following documents:
* Full New Zealand birth certificate issued on or after 1 January 1998. Birth certificates issued after 1 January 1998 carry a unique identification number. If you hold a birth certificate issued before 1 January 1998, and wish to hold a birth certificate with a unique identification number, contact the Department of Internal Affairs
* New Zealand passport (please photocopy the pages showing photo, name and specimen signature)
* Overseas passport with New Zealand immigration visa / permit (please photocopy the pages showing photo, name, any pages showing current work, visitor permits, or residency documentation and a specimen signature) or call Inland Revenue on 0800 227 774 for exempt list
* New Zealand emergency travel document
* New Zealand firearm or dealer's licence
* New Zealand refugee travel document
* New Zealand certificate of identity (issued by Department of Labour or Department of Internal Affairs)
* New Zealand citizenship certificate
Category B documents
You must provide one original and one legible photocopy of one of the following documents:
* New Zealand driver licence
* New Zealand 18+ card
* New Zealand student photo identification card
* A letter confirming registration as a student in New Zealand (if this document is used you must provide a document from category A that contains a photo)
* An "offer of employment" letter from your employer, on their company letterhead (if this document is used you must provide a document from category A that contains a photo)
* International Drivers' Permit (issued by a member country of the UN Convention on Road Traffic)
* Overseas Drivers' Licence (accompanied by an English translation completed by an LTNZ authorised translator, if not already in English)