How to get a congratulatory message from the King

For a significant wedding anniversary or birthday

You can apply to the Department of Internal Affairs Congratulatory Message Service to arrange for a message of congratulations to be sent from His Majesty the King or a New Zealand dignitary, to a couple celebrating their 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th, 70th (or over) wedding anniversary, or a person celebrating a birthday of 100 years or more.

New Zealand dignitaries include the Governor-General, Prime Minister, Minister of Internal Affairs or the local Member of Parliament.

You will need to apply four to eight weeks before the anniversary or birthday by:

• applying online, here for a wedding anniversary or here for a birthday; or

• completing an application form and emailing or posting it to the Congratulatory Message Service team.

To get an application form contact the Congratulatory Message Service team, you can contact them on:

Email: congrat@dia.govt.nz

Freephone: 0800 22 52 52 (NZ only)

Phone: +64 9 339 0852 (outside NZ)

More information about how to arrange for a congratulatory message and who the message will be from, is on the govt.nz website.