| Document type | | Issuing agency |
| New Zealand passport | | Department of Internal Affairs |
| Overseas passport (may include New Zealand immigration visa or permit issued by Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (Immigration New Zealand)) | | Overseas authority |
| New Zealand emergency travel document | | Department of Internal Affairs |
| New Zealand refugee travel document | | Department of Internal Affairs |
| New Zealand certificate of identity (issued under the Passports Act 1992 to non-New Zealand citizens who cannot obtain a passport from their country of origin) | | Department of Internal Affairs |
| New Zealand certificate of identity (issued under the Immigration Act 1987 to people who have refugee status) | | Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (Immigration New Zealand) |
| New Zealand firearms licence | | New Zealand Police |
| New Zealand full birth certificate that is issued on or after 1 January 1998 and that carries a unique identification number | | Department of Internal Affairs |
| New Zealand citizenship certificate | | Department of Internal Affairs |