page_title: New Zealand passport
section_title: Types
hierarchical_section_title: New Zealand passport / Types
caption_attribution_description: English: Front cover of New Zealand Refugee Travel Document
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.
caption: New Zealand Refugee Travel Document cover
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