Of course, how stupid of me not to have thought of that as I knew those rules very well. Obviously another 'senior moment'!! My apologies & thank you for your reply. I am rather nervous now about some of the replies I could get on the australia+nz site. Noreen "Tony Moore" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Dear Noreen, > > There is no way to circumvent NZ privacy laws regarding Births, Deaths or > Marriages. The same is true for Australia. > The NZ bdm office database at > https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/ > makes it quite clear: > oBirths that occurred at least 100 years ago > oStillbirths that occurred at least 50 years ago > oMarriages and eventually civil unions that occurred at least 80 years ago > oDeaths that occurred at least 50 years ago, or the deceased's date of > birth > was at least 80 years ago > > Don't be fooled by the US rules, they definitely don't apply to NZ. > Neither > Ancestry.com nor any other group can circumvent these NZ embargoes no > matter > how hard they try. You cannot steal someone's identity unlike the do in > USA. > > If you want access to more recent records you will have to prove a > legitimate > reason AND be a direct descendant. Phone the NZ high Commission in > Australia > http://www.nzembassy.com/australia/about-the-high-commission/contact-us > in either Sydney or Canberra > > Sorry to be the bringer of bad news ! > > Cheers, > > Tony Moore > (Castle Hill, NSW) > > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > On 3 Jan 2012 at 15:34, Noreen wrote: > > From: "Noreen" <[email protected]> > Subject: Help re: New Zealand BMD > Date sent: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:34:04 +0800 > Organization: BigPond > To: [email protected] > >> I have recently taken out a short subscription to the New Zealand >> ancestry >> site but am finding it most difficult to navigate. >> >> I was hoping to find the birth, and parents, of Lance M. Fraser. >> Apparently >> he was born in New Zealand in probably about 1966 give or take a few >> years. >> I guess that it would help if I found out in which part of New Zealand >> he >> was born. >> >> If anyone can guide me a little it would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Noreen > >

If you live near a state Library they have NZ BMDs up to 1990 on miro fiche, I use the ones at QLD state Library a lot, some genealogy groups also have them but maybe not as recent as 1990, you wont get exact date but will get the year and mothers maiden name Cheers Jenny a Kiwi in Aust "Noreen" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:N4AMq.1292$%[email protected] > Of course, how stupid of me not to have thought of that as I knew those > rules very well. Obviously another 'senior moment'!! > > My apologies & thank you for your reply. I am rather nervous now about > some > of the replies I could get on the australia+nz site. > > Noreen > > > "Tony Moore" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected] >> Dear Noreen, >> >> There is no way to circumvent NZ privacy laws regarding Births, Deaths or >> Marriages. The same is true for Australia. >> The NZ bdm office database at >> https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/ >> makes it quite clear: >> oBirths that occurred at least 100 years ago >> oStillbirths that occurred at least 50 years ago >> oMarriages and eventually civil unions that occurred at least 80 years >> ago >> oDeaths that occurred at least 50 years ago, or the deceased's date of >> birth >> was at least 80 years ago >> >> Don't be fooled by the US rules, they definitely don't apply to NZ. >> Neither >> Ancestry.com nor any other group can circumvent these NZ embargoes no >> matter >> how hard they try. You cannot steal someone's identity unlike the do in >> USA. >> >> If you want access to more recent records you will have to prove a >> legitimate >> reason AND be a direct descendant. Phone the NZ high Commission in >> Australia >> http://www.nzembassy.com/australia/about-the-high-commission/contact-us >> in either Sydney or Canberra >> >> Sorry to be the bringer of bad news ! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Tony Moore >> (Castle Hill, NSW) >> >> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >> On 3 Jan 2012 at 15:34, Noreen wrote: >> >> From: "Noreen" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Help re: New Zealand BMD >> Date sent: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:34:04 +0800 >> Organization: BigPond >> To: [email protected] >> >>> I have recently taken out a short subscription to the New Zealand >>> ancestry >>> site but am finding it most difficult to navigate. >>> >>> I was hoping to find the birth, and parents, of Lance M. Fraser. >>> Apparently >>> he was born in New Zealand in probably about 1966 give or take a few >>> years. >>> I guess that it would help if I found out in which part of New Zealand >>> he >>> was born. >>> >>> If anyone can guide me a little it would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Noreen >> >> > >

What you can see of New Zealand on Ancestry is very limited, no doubt because of the NZ privacy laws, which seem much stricter than ours. As an example, I am an Amateur Radio operator. The Australian Government says I am listed in the Call Book unless I opt out. The New Zealand rule is that nobody is listed unless he/she consents. Ancestry aren't Wikileaks; they publish only what they are allowed to. I think that it is with Scottish censuses they have been refused permission to publish images, as they explain with every census look-up. Regards, Doug. Noreen wrote: > Of course, how stupid of me not to have thought of that as I knew those > rules very well. Obviously another 'senior moment'!! > > My apologies & thank you for your reply. I am rather nervous now about > some of the replies I could get on the australia+nz site. > > Noreen > > > "Tony Moore" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected] >> Dear Noreen, >> >> There is no way to circumvent NZ privacy laws regarding Births, Deaths or >> Marriages. The same is true for Australia. >> The NZ bdm office database at >> https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/ >> makes it quite clear: >> oBirths that occurred at least 100 years ago >> oStillbirths that occurred at least 50 years ago >> oMarriages and eventually civil unions that occurred at least 80 years >> ago oDeaths that occurred at least 50 years ago, or the deceased's date >> of birth >> was at least 80 years ago >> >> Don't be fooled by the US rules, they definitely don't apply to NZ. >> Neither >> Ancestry.com nor any other group can circumvent these NZ embargoes no >> matter >> how hard they try. You cannot steal someone's identity unlike the do in >> USA. >> >> If you want access to more recent records you will have to prove a >> legitimate >> reason AND be a direct descendant. Phone the NZ high Commission in >> Australia >> http://www.nzembassy.com/australia/about-the-high-commission/contact-us >> in either Sydney or Canberra >> >> Sorry to be the bringer of bad news ! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Tony Moore >> (Castle Hill, NSW) >> >> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >> On 3 Jan 2012 at 15:34, Noreen wrote: >> >> From: "Noreen" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Help re: New Zealand BMD >> Date sent: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:34:04 +0800 >> Organization: BigPond >> To: [email protected] >> >>> I have recently taken out a short subscription to the New Zealand >>> ancestry >>> site but am finding it most difficult to navigate. >>> >>> I was hoping to find the birth, and parents, of Lance M. Fraser. >>> Apparently >>> he was born in New Zealand in probably about 1966 give or take a few >>> years. >>> I guess that it would help if I found out in which part of New Zealand >>> he >>> was born. >>> >>> If anyone can guide me a little it would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Noreen >> >> --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to [email protected] ---