[Name change](#namechange)                                        --
[Adults (NHS care)](#adults)                                      --
[Surgery](#surgery)


## Name Change {#namechange}

New Zealand grants citizens the right to change their name/gender on
passports and other documents. They also allow for *X* gender to be
specified, in the case of non-binary trans people.

See:
<https://www.passports.govt.nz/what-you-need-to-renew-or-apply-for-a-passport/information/>

Under the Births, Deaths and Marriages and Relationships Registration
Act 1995, you can also change your name/gender on your birth record. If
you're a child, your parents and/or guardians can apply to the *New
Zealand Family Court*. Adults can change their details themselves.

See:
<http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Births-Deaths-and-Marriages-Information-for-Transgender-Applicants?OpenDocument>



## Adults (NHS care) {#adults}

Go to your doctor and ask for gender transition services. You can get
HRT prescribed by your doctor in New Zealand. TODO: add more information
about procedures.



## Surgery {#surgery}

Read [this
article](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/22/new-zealand-transgender-waitlist-surgery-30-years).
New Zealand has no surgeons at all at the moment, for MtF, FtM on
non-binary surgeries. If you live in New Zealand, you will have to
travel overseas and use a foreign surgeon. We're adding more surgeons
to this page, as and when we find good ones.

You \*can\* get surgery done in Australia or Thailand. These countries
are within easy travel distance to you. **TODO: add information about
surgery in Thailand and Australia. Thailand in particular has good
services, some of the best in the world.**

**New Zealand needs surgeons for transgender surgeries! It is
unacceptable that it does not have any qualified surgeons! If you are
studying to be a surgeon, you should definitely consider studying this
and becoming qualified. You will literally be saving lives.**

