Apostille certification means that a public document is authenticated by the Department of Internal Affairs. This certificate must be affixed to the document at the Authentication Unit at the Department of Internal Affairs in Wellington.

Police clearance or background checks can be sent straight to the Authentication Unit, unless the document is computer generated, in which case it will need to be notarised first by a Notary Public.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Documents which have been downloaded or are photocopies not on coloured letterhead paper (such as Certificates of Incorporation or Criminal Conviction letters), even if sent to you by the Government Department concerned, do not count as originals and must be notarised before being sent to us, or an original on letterhead requested from the relevant government department.

Department of Internal Affairs, Authentication Unit

By Courier

Authentication Unit

Level 13

Prime Property Tower

86-90 Lambton Quay

Wellington 6011

New Zealand

By Standard post

Authentication Unit

c/o The Translation Service

PO Box 805

Wellington 6140

New Zealand

Telephone: +64 (4) 470 2928

Fax: +64 (4) 470 2921

E-mail: authentication@egs.govt.nz This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Contact person: Carlee Reid

Website: http://www.dia.govt.nz/apostille

Price: NZD $40 per Apostille certificate

NZD $15 per copy Certificate (Apostille of identical document / same issuing authority)

Useful Links: http://www.dia.govt.nz/apostille