To Olwyn W and Penne and all others who contacted me off-list about Chatham Island Records being on DIA BDM site... After a week of emailing to DIA... They have concluded with this response... "...On the website we don't imply or suggest that the records are only on New Zealand soil, rather we say that they are "New Zealand Government records for births, deaths and marriages". We do not mention territory or soil or exclude records of events occurring outside New Zealand..." And... "...Legislation has changed over the years and as a result there are records registered in New Zealand for events that occurred both here and overseas..." I asked if they could include under, say, their existing heading... "About the Records"... That ALL events shown, on their site, did not actually occur on NZ soil! But this is not in their interest... So if you are searching through BDM's on DIA... Remember the event could have occurred on Chatham Islands or Antarctica or any other place that NZ governs...! There is no indication otherwise... They want you to buy their Carts. etc to get the correct answer... I wished they had have used the Folio numbers instead of creating useless Registration numbers... Yes I know the Registration Number assists in ordering Certificates etc., etc., however the Folio number had another use, to search for a place of Registration for B and D's using the NZSG District Key books... And yes the District Key books showed Folio Numbers for Chatham Islands... Hilton Doidge