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Restored content

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I have restored the content which 121.98.140.36 and User:Jonathon T. Brown have deleted from this article for two reasons:

  • They should have consulted other people on this talk page before removing so much of the article's content.
  • The content which they deleted was impartial, factual and relevant, citing references from a variety of reliable and respected sources - hence appropriate information to be included in the article.

I have invited the two users to post their own comments on this talk page should they wish to make any fundamental changes to the article so that other people can be given the opportunity to express their own views before such edits take place. Bonus bon (talk) 20:25, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Renounce citizenship

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The commentary on renouncing citizenship uses an example to claim there is a catch-22 type situation. The example used is Singapore and there is a reference to the Singapore ICA website. Reading the website shows the example is incorrect, since the renunciation of the NZ citizenship in order to take up Singapore citizenship would be done at the NZ High Commission in Singapore and not in New Zealand; thus the refusal of the NZ Minister would not occur since that is only possible on the grounds that the person is in New Zealand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spmcg (talk • contribs) 07:57, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The example in the article of a NZ citizen (who has no other nationality) trying to obtain Singaporean citizenship is correct. This is because a New Zealand citizen must possess the nationality of another country at the time of renunciation, regardless of whether the renunciation is made in New Zealand or overseas - see Section 15 of the Citizenship Act 1977 [1]. The Minister can refuse the application for renunciation of citizenship on the basis that the NZ citizen is in NZ and/or on the basis that the NZ citizen does not already have another nationality. Bonus bon (talk) 15:11, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New Zealand citizenship by descent

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The article suggests that a New Zealand citizenship by descent is required to reclaim their citizenship.

i.e. (a) The following persons born or adopted outside New Zealand qualify to become New Zealand citizens by descent: (b) In order to claim their New Zealand citizenship, these people must register their citizenship by descent at the Citizenship Office.

I believe this is only relevant when proof of citizenship is required, especially registering as an NZ citizen by descent to get a NZ passport.

If a person satisfies the criteria listed, they are automatically a citizen without any need to 'qualify' or 'claim' their citizenship. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:2F6A:9400:C1C2:B4BD:E50:A96C (talk) 06:53, 14 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Raraunga Aotearoa

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@Nurg: removed "Raraunga Aotearoa in Māori" from the lead of the article with the edit summary "Raraunga does not mean nationality law". Since this has been in the article since it was substantially expanded by @Bonus bon: in August 2011, and New Zealand citizen is a redirect to this article, and the online Māori dictionary I use says Raraunga means citizenship, I think it is worth having a discussion about this. Unfortunately my own understanding of Te Reo is not sufficient for me to comment more substantially than this.-gadfium 21:05, 22 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Tayi Arajakate (talk · contribs) 05:58, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

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  • "Foreign nationals who were not British subjects had limited property rights and could not own land. They successfully lobbied the government for the ability to naturalise in 1844." This isn't verifiable from its in-line citation. McMillan & Hood 2016 (p. 4.) appears to be the citation that should be used for it. The line should also specify that it was French and German immigrants who lobbied the government and were successful in getting citizenship.
    Added appropriate citation.
  • "The head tax was also increased to £100 that year, ... This should specify the year as 1896 for the sake of clarity, since the preceding line mentions both 1888 and 1896.
    Done.
  • "New Zealand adopted most of the common code in 1923, except for the provisions on imperial naturalisation, which it later enacted in 1928. This line can sound confusing, since the details of the common code is not elaborated on in the article and since the previous line discusses imperial naturalisation in the context of authorisation. I would suggest re-phrasing the line a bit and including the numbered parts adopted in 1923 and in 1928.
    I just changed that to refer to "this law". I think that should work?
  • The italics in the article are not necessary.
    Removed italics.

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