page_title: New Zealand passport
hierarchical_section_title: New Zealand passport
caption_attribution_description: English: Biometric passport of New Zealand, contemporary.
context_page_description: New Zealand passports are issued to New Zealand citizens for the purpose of international travel by the Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand has a passport possession rate of around 70% of the population and there are around 2.9 million New Zealand passports in circulation. It is ranked as one of the most powerful passports in the world.
context_section_description: New Zealand passports (Māori: Uruwhenua Aotearoa) are issued to New Zealand citizens for the purpose of international travel by the Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand has a passport possession rate of around 70% of the population and there are around 2.9 million New Zealand passports in circulation. It is ranked as one of the most powerful passports in the world.
caption: The front cover of a contemporary New Zealand biometric passport (with chip EPassport logo.svg).