Niue - Register Death

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Procedure

Death in Hospital

1. The nurse will take the medical certificate book to the attending doctor.
2. The doctor will then complete a medical certificate of death.
3. The medical certificate will either be taken to the Civil Registry by a health staff or given to the family who will file it with the Civil Registry Office.
4. After the family have submitted the medical certificate, details will be entered directly into the Death Register (hardcopy) and will be assigned a registry number.
5. The Registry office will advise the family of the deceased when they can come back to collect the Death Certificate.

Death at Home

1. The family will need to call a doctor to attend or the police will transport the body to the hospital to be pronounced.
2. The doctor who attended to the deceased complete a medical certificate of death.
3. The medical certificate will either be taken to the Civil Registry by a health staff or given to the family of the deceased.
4. After the family have submitted the medical certificate to the Civil Registry Office, details will be entered directly into the Death Register (hardcopy) and will be assigned a registry number.
5. The Registry office will advise the family of the deceased when they can come back to collect the Death Certificate.

Death Off-Island (body returned to Niue)

1. The overseas death certificate from the place of death will be collected by the civil registry staff at the airport.
2. The Civil Registry Office will retain the overseas death certificate on file (with the medical certificates for deaths that occurred locally) but is not entered into the logbook as the death has already been legally registered.

If you are outside Niue

You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest Embassy of New Zealand in the country you are currently staying. The Embassy's consular section may be able to help your process your request to register the death in Niue.

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Required Documents

• Completed Medical Certificate

Office Locations & Contacts

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Address:
Niue Public Service Building,
Fonuakula, Alofi, Niue

Justice Department
Phone: +683 4127

New Zealand - Embassies

Eligibility

All deaths in Niue are registered

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Instructions

All birth and deaths in Niue are required to be registered at the Civil Registrar at the Department of Justice Lands and Survey.

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Need for the Document

This procedure provides you information on how to register a death with Niue's Civil Registry Office.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Death registration is critical for removing people from official government lists such as electoral rolls.

External Links

http://prism.spc.int/images/VitalStatistics/Niue_VITAL_STATISTICS_REPORT-1.pdf

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