Birth Data Collected

Prior to 1875 - Registration ordinance (Dated 15 October 1847)

• Local number
• When and Where Born
• Names if any
• Sex
• Name and surname of father
• Name and maiden surname of mother
• Rank or profession of father
• Signature, description and residence of informant
• When registered
• Signature of deputy registrar
• Name if added after registration of birth

Post 1875 - Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1875 (Dated 12 October 1875)

• Local number

Child

• When and where born
• Name of child and whether present or not (child was with parent at time of registration)
• Sex

Father

• Name and surname
• Rank or profession
• Age
• Birthplace

Mother

• Name and maiden surname
• Age
• Birthplace

Parents

• When and where married

Informant

• Signature
• Description
• Residence
• If entry is a correction of a former entry

Registrar

• When registered
• Signature of registrar
• Name if added after birth

Births in the Māori Registers (1913 – 1961) also include:

• Entry number

Child (Tamaiti)

• Date of birth (Te ra i Whanau ai)
• Place of birth (Te kainga i Whanau ai)
• First name (Te ingoa)
• Sex (He tane he wahine ranei)
• If stillborn (from 1935)

Father (Papa)

• Name in full (Te Katoa o tona ingoa)
• Residence (Kainga)
• Tribe (Iwi)
• Description (Ahuatanga)

Mother (Whaea)

• Name in full (Te Katoa o tona ingoa)
• Residence (Kainga)
• Tribe (Iwi)
• Description (Ahuatanga)

Informant (Kai Whakautu)

• Name (and signature if given) (Ingoa me te hainatanga mehemea he pera)
• Residence (Kainga)
• Occupation (Tana Mahi)
• Degree of relationship (if any) to child
  (Whanautanga ki te tamaiti - mehemea he pera)

The record also notes the registry office and the provincial district in which the birth was recorded.

Birth Registration (post 1998) or Updated Record - Data Printout Fields

• Registration number and date of registration (if updated - date of change)

Child

• First names
• Surname
• Sex
• Still-birth (if applicable)
• Multiple birth (if applicable)
• Birth Date
• Birth Place
• Citizenship by Birth (NZ) - Not applicable to births that occurred prior to 1 January 2006
• Ethnic Groups
• Maori Descent

Mother and Father

• First names
• Surname name
• First names (B) (at birth)
• Surname (B) (at birth)
• Birth Date
• Birth Place
• Occupation
• Home Address
• Ethnic Groups
• Maori Descent

Children of this Relationship

• Sex
• Died /Stillborn
• Date of Birth

Parents Relationship

• Relationship Type
• Relationship Date
• Relationship Place

Informant and/or Second Informant

• Description
• Name
• Address

Name Changes

• Date Last Used
• Name Changed From

Birth Certificate Fields

The certificate will only have information in a field if it was collected and provided at the time of registration.

• Registration number

Child

• First/given name(s)
• Surname/family name
• First/given name(s) at birth
• Surname/family name at birth
• Sex
• Still-birth/multiple birth (if applicable)
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• New Zealand Citizen by birth (only determined for births after 1 January 2006)
• Name changes

Mother

• First/given name(s)
• Surname/family name
• First/given name(s) at birth
• Surname/family name at birth
• Date of birth or age
• Place of birth

Father

• First/given name(s)
• Surname/family name
• First/given name(s) at birth
• Surname/family name at birth
• Date of birth or age
• Place of birth

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