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NEW ZEALAND - CIVIL REGISTRATION - INDEXES | NEW ZEALAND - CIVIL REGISTRATION - INDEXES | ||
Online indexes to Civil Registration are available at http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/search/ | |||
The indexes are arranged by year and cover the entire country. To use the indexes, you must know the name, the approximate year when an event took place and at least generally, the place of the event. To protect the rights of privacy of living persons, most modern records have restrictions on their use and access. | The indexes are arranged by year and cover the entire country. To use the indexes, you must know the name, the approximate year when an event took place and at least generally, the place of the event. To protect the rights of privacy of living persons, most modern records have restrictions on their use and access. | ||
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If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in the district registration, or in the church registers (if you know the church in which the event took place). | If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in the district registration, or in the church registers (if you know the church in which the event took place). | ||
A useful online index matching brides and grooms, to be used in conjunction with the Registrar General's Marriage Index, is ''Varcoe's New Zealand Marriages Index''found at http://marvin.otago.ac.nz/marriages/ | A useful online index matching brides and grooms, to be used in conjunction with the Registrar General's Marriage Index, is ''Varcoe's New Zealand Marriages Index''found at http://marvin.otago.ac.nz/marriages/ | ||
=== Records at the Family History Library === | === Records at the Family History Library === | ||