12 December 2024
File Ref: IRC-7668
AHB
[FYI request #29525 email]
Tēnā koe AHB
Thank you for your request of 11 December 2024 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council
(the Council) requesting information regarding citizenship ceremonies
. Your request has been
considered under the Local Government Of icial Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).
Please find my response below.
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I would like to request for all the Citizenship Ceremony dates from December 2024 to
December 2025.
Information regarding the dates for citizenship ceremonies in 2025 is publicly availabl
e here. More
dates wil be announced once confirmed.
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I would also like to request what are the criteria and procedures for someone to attend a
ceremony in a place that is not where they usually live. Is there any supporting document they
need to provide?
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For example, if someone needs to attend a ceremony in Auckland but they wish to attend the
ceremony in Hamilton (because the Hamilton one is the earliest and they don’t get the
Auckland one before their citizenship application lapse date), what he or she should do?
The Department of Internal Af airs (DIA) manages citizenship ceremonies, please contact them for
information. They can be contacted at:
[email address] or on 0800 22 51 51.
More information is also available here:
Citizenship ceremonies | New Zealand Government.
If you require further information, please contact
[email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Laura McIlhone
Advisor
Official Information & Privacy
Wellington City Council