Certified Translation Services
for New Zealand Authorities.
NZSTI-aligned certified translations prepared for Immigration New Zealand (INZ), NZQA, NZ Courts, DIA, and NZTA. Birth certificates, visa documents, legal contracts, academic transcripts, notarised documents & apostille services โ 160+ languages across Aotearoa since 2013. This page is an overview; each service page sets out what that particular authority asks for.
Who Your Translation Is Going To
New Zealand
Internal Affairs
Authority
Authority
Tribunals
Authorities
& Institutions
Each authority sets its own translation requirements and those requirements change. Confirm what yours currently asks for before you order โ Immigration New Zealand, Department of Internal Affairs, NZQA, NZTA.
Translations for Every Document
New Zealand Authorities Ask For.
Whether you are applying for residency, enrolling at university, or expanding your business โ we have the specialist translators you need.
Birth Certificate Translation
Certified translations for INZ, DIA, and courts โ commonly required for residency, citizenship, and family applications.
Learn more โ ๐Marriage Certificate Translation
Accurate certified translations of marriage and divorce certificates for immigration, legal, and family reunion purposes.
Learn more โ ๐Academic Transcript Translation
NZQA-ready translations of degrees, diplomas, and transcripts โ formatted to NZ qualification standards.
Learn more โ ๐ก๏ธPolice Certificate Translation
Full certified translations of police clearance certificates โ a document INZ generally requires in complete form.
Learn more โ โ๏ธImmigration Documents
Bank statements, sponsor letters, proof of funds โ translated to the specifications INZ publishes.
Learn more โ โ๏ธLegal Translation Services
Court documents, affidavits, contracts โ handled by legal translators, with a Translator's Affirmation before a JP where a court asks for one.
Learn more โ ๐ฅMedical Translation Services
Patient records, discharge summaries, clinical reports โ precision translation where accuracy is non-negotiable.
Learn more โ ๐ผBusiness Translation
Contracts, HR policies, product manuals, and corporate communication translated across cultures.
Learn more โ ๐Website Localisation
Adapt your digital presence for Mฤori, Mandarin, Hindi, and Pacific audiences. Culturally resonant.
Learn more โWhat Are You Translating For?
We Know What Each Agency Asks For.
Every translation we deliver serves a real purpose โ a visa application, a degree assessment, a court filing. Different NZ authorities have different requirements. Tell us your purpose and we match your documents to the standard that agency currently sets.
Immigration & Visa
Resident, skilled migrant, partner, and student visa โ full certified document packs prepared to the requirements Immigration New Zealand publishes for each visa category.
NZ Citizenship
DIA selective translations of birth, marriage, death, and name change certificates. We work to what the Department of Internal Affairs currently accepts for citizenship applications.
Study in New Zealand
NZQA credential assessments, university admissions, polytechnic entry โ your academic transcripts and degrees translated to NZ qualification standards.
Legal & Court Proceedings
Court documents, affidavits, divorce decrees, and statutory declarations โ with a Translator's Affirmation sworn before a New Zealand Justice of the Peace where the court or tribunal asks for one.
Work & Employment
Driver licence (NZTA), professional certificates, nursing and medical licences, trade qualifications โ all translated for NZ employer and licensing body recognition.
Using NZ Documents Overseas
NZ birth certificates, marriage certificates, and legal documents translated for use abroad โ with notarisation and a Hague Convention apostille issued by DIA. The Convention keeps growing: China joined in November 2023 and the Algeria more recently.
Certified Translation Services
Across Every Industry in New Zealand.
From Auckland immigration law firms to Wellington government agencies, Christchurch hospitals to Queenstown businesses โ our NZSTI-aligned translators work exclusively within the industries they specialise in. Sector-specific terminology, NZ compliance standards, and correct document formatting every time.
Legal & Immigration
Courts, Affidavits, Visa Packs, Contracts
Healthcare & Medical
Records, Clinical Reports, Pharma, Discharge
Education & Academia
NZQA, Universities, Schools, Diplomas
Corporate & Business
Contracts, HR Policies, Annual Reports
Financial & Banking
KYC, Statements, Disclosures, Compliance
Government & Public Sector
Policy, Public Notices, Community Outreach
Engineering & Construction
LBP Credentials, Safety Manuals, Specs
Technology & SaaS
Localisation, App Strings, UI/UX Copy
Import & Export
Customs, Labels, Trade Agreements, CoO
Retail & eCommerce
Listings, Customer Support, Returns Policy
See What a Certified
NZ Translation Looks Like.
Wondering what you'll actually receive? Every certified translation we produce includes a Certificate of Accuracy โ properly formatted for INZ, DIA, and NZ courts. Here's what to expect. The mock-ups below are illustrative samples, not real client documents.
Birth Certificate Translation Sample
See how we format certified translations of birth certificates โ complete with translator credentials, Certificate of Accuracy, and the stamp and seal explanations INZ and DIA look for.
Police Certificate Translation Sample
Police clearance certificates generally need translating in full โ we include the issuing authority details, date, and all stamp and seal explanations. INZ usually requires this for residency applications.
Academic Transcript Translation Sample
Our NZQA-formatted transcript translations include grade conversion notes and subject descriptor explanations โ the detail assessors need to evaluate an overseas qualification.
Marriage Certificate Translation Sample
Partner and family visa applications generally require certified marriage certificate translations. We include all registry details, witness information, and official annotations.
Legal Document Translation Sample
Where a court asks for it, a legal translation can carry a Translator's Affirmation sworn before a New Zealand Justice of the Peace โ used for affidavits, contracts, and court orders filed in NZ.
Certificate of Accuracy โ Included Free
Every translation we deliver includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy from an NZSTI-aligned translator. This is the document INZ, DIA, and NZQA generally ask for to confirm a translation is valid.
Certified. Delivered.
4 Easy Steps.
No confusing paperwork, no surprise fees. We've made certified translation as straightforward as it should be.
Upload Your Document
Send a scan via our form or email โ any format, any language.
Receive a Free Quote
We respond within 30 minutes with a fixed price and turnaround. No hidden charges.
Expert Translation
A specialist translator matched to your document type and language pair does the work.
Receive & Submit
We deliver digitally and by post if needed โ ready to submit to INZ, DIA, NZQA, or courts.
160+ Languages Translated by
Native-Speaker Specialists in New Zealand.
From Mandarin and Hindi to Samoan, Tongan, and Tagalog โ every major language community in Aotearoa New Zealand is served by native-speaker translators with specialist expertise in immigration, legal, medical, and academic document translation.
Certified, Notarised or Apostille โ
Know Which You Need in New Zealand.
Confused about the difference between a certified translation, notarisation, and an apostille โ and what people mean when they ask for a "sworn" translation in New Zealand? Here's what each one is, and which one your situation is likely to need.
Certified Translation
A signed declaration from an NZSTI-aligned translator confirming the translation is accurate and complete. This is generally the standard requirement for Immigration NZ (INZ), NZQA credential assessments, DIA citizenship applications, NZTA driver licence conversions, and most NZ government agencies. For these, notarisation is not usually needed.
Notarised Translation
A certified translation signed and sealed by a New Zealand Notary Public. This is mainly for documents going overseas โ a notary's signature is what the Department of Internal Affairs authenticates before issuing an apostille. For use inside New Zealand, courts and tribunals generally ask instead for a Translator's Affirmation sworn before a Justice of the Peace. A JP is not a Notary Public, and only a notary is recognised for overseas use.
Apostille Translation (Hague Convention)
An apostille is an international certificate issued by New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) under the Hague Convention โ it makes your NZ documents recognised in countries that are party to the Convention. The list keeps growing: China joined in November 2023 and the Algeria more recently, so check your destination country's current status before you order.
Legalisation & Consular Translation
For countries not party to the Hague Convention, an apostille alone is not sufficient. Documents require consular or embassy legalisation โ a multi-step process involving certified translation, notarisation, and submission to the relevant embassy or consulate in New Zealand. We manage the complete end-to-end legalisation process on your behalf.
Do you need a "sworn translation" in New Zealand?
New Zealand does not run a sworn-translator system the way Spain, France, Germany and many other countries do โ no NZ authority appoints or swears in translators. If you have been asked for a "sworn translation", what is almost always meant is a certified translation that the receiving organisation will accept, sometimes with a notary's seal or an affirmation sworn before a JP on top. Tell us who the document is going to and we'll tell you which of the four above you actually need.
Not sure which certification type your situation requires? Tell us your purpose โ we'll advise you, free of charge.
Get a Free Quote โRequirements differ by agency, document and application type, and they change. Confirm what your receiving authority currently asks for before you order โ Immigration New Zealand, DIA authentications, NZQA, NZTA. Last checked: 14 September 2026.
Honest Prices for Every Certified Translation โ
Priced by Where It Is Going.
What a translation costs depends on which authority will receive it, not on how many words are on the page. Choose the destination below โ turnaround is a separate option, so you are never pushed into a higher tier just to meet a deadline. Starting prices shown; each document type is priced on its own service page.
- โSelective certified translation
- โCertificate of Accuracy included
- โTranslator's name and credentials
- โPDF delivery by email
- โFree revision if an authority queries it
- โEverything in Certified
- โTranslator's Affirmation sworn before a NZ JP
- โFull translation of every field
- โPDF + hard copy available
- โEverything in Certified
- โSigned and sealed by a NZ Notary Public
- โApostille available (+$50)
- โCourier posted to you
Turnaround is added to whichever tier you choose above โ so a court-ready or notarised translation can still be rushed.
The prices above are starting prices. We review your document first, then send you a written quotation with the final fixed price and delivery date. No work begins until you approve that quotation โ so there is never an unexpected charge.
Certificate of Accuracy
Signed with every order
Free 30-Min Quote
No commitment needed
Free Revision
If INZ requests changes
Confidentiality
Your documents secured
Prices last reviewed: 14 September 2026. Complex or multi-page documents are quoted individually.
What Sets Us Apart
From the Rest
Every translator is vetted, credentialed, and works exclusively with document types they specialise in.
NZSTI-Aligned Translators
Every translator meets or exceeds NZSTI standards. Your document is never handled by an unqualified linguist.
Free Revision If an Authority Queries
If INZ, DIA, NZQA or a court comes back with a query on one of our translations, we revise and reissue at no extra cost. Acceptance is always the agency's decision โ but a query never costs you.
12-Hour Express
Visa deadlines don't wait. Express service delivers certified translations in as little as 12 hours without compromising quality.
Native-Speaker Precision
Names, dates, calendars, cultural context โ all handled correctly by native speakers embedded in the communities they translate for.
Multilingual Support
Reach us in Mandarin, Hindi, Samoan, or English. Many of our team have walked the immigration journey themselves.
End-to-End Service
Translation, notarisation, and Hague Convention apostille โ all arranged under one roof, coordinated for you.
Real People.
Real Results.
From first-time visa applicants to immigration lawyers โ here's what our clients say.
“Needed a fast quote before a board meeting to approve budget. Had a fixed, scoped price back within a day of sending our sitemap.”
“I'd already paid another provider once for a translation that broke our checkout formatting. This time the team tested the localised checkout flow before handover โ no issues at all.”
“Both our website and our staff onboarding documents needed translating. One team handled both instead of us explaining the situation to two different providers.”
“South Korean product naming conventions follow patterns most local providers haven't seen. This translator clearly had โ nothing came back needing a fix.”
“Asked honestly whether we needed Full Localisation or just Translation + Localisation for our services site. They talked us down to the cheaper package โ it was genuinely all we needed.”
“Our Magento catalogue had over 200 product pages. They used translation memory to keep the quote reasonable and consistent across every listing.”
“We manage several client sites and needed a provider who could keep terminology consistent across all of them. The shared glossary approach solved that immediately.”
“Asked them to translate and localise our website for New Zealand customers ahead of a rebrand. The web content localization was clean and easy to manage on our end.”
Everything You Need to Know
Before You Order
Based on over a decade of helping people navigate immigration, legal, and educational translation requirements in NZ.
What is a certified translation and do I need one for Immigration NZ?
โพThe agency asked for a certified copy โ do I send the original for translation?
โพHow fast can you translate my documents?
โพWill my translation be accepted by Immigration New Zealand?
โพWhat is the difference between notarisation and an apostille?
โพWhat documents do you need from me?
โพIs my document kept confidential?
โพSend Your Document Before You Order.
We'll Tell You What It Needs.
Most translation problems are caught before a single word is translated โ the original sent when the agency asked for a certified copy, a page or a reverse side left out of the scan, or a certification type that doesn't match what the receiving authority accepts. Send us a scan and we will flag any of that before you commit to anything.
We read it before we quote
Your document is checked against what your receiving authority asks for โ not run through a word counter.
Reach us however you already message
Email info@nztranslations.co.nz or WhatsApp +64 9 375 0405.
We will tell you if you need less
If a shorter extract or a simpler certification will do the job, we say so โ even when it means a smaller order.
Reviewing your document and advising you on it is free, whether or not you order.