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Newshub asked Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti what s holding up progress on changing sex on birth certificates in March. Credits: Newshub. Most of the recommendations made by a working group looking into ways to make it easier for transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificate will be adopted. This Government understands that self-identification is a significant issue for transgender, non-binary and intersex New Zealanders, and is committed to making it easier for people to formally acknowledge their identified gender, Minister of Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti said on Wednesday.
At present, anyone wanting to change the sex on their birth certificate needs medical evidence and apply through the Family Court.