Notary Public
In New Zealand, only lawyers are eligible to hold office as a Notary Public.
What we do as Notary Publics
A Notary public is a lawyer authorised by the Archbishop of Canterbury in England to officially witness signatures on legal documents, collect sworn statements, administer oaths and certify the authenticity of legal documents usually for use overseas.
Services include:
Signature witnessing
Document certification
Expert guidance
Identity verification
Legal attestation
Same-day appointments possible
$172.50 incl. GST for the first document, and $57.50 incl. GST for each subsequent document.
For large or complex documents our fee is $402.50 per hour incl. GST.
Free document certification clinic at Frankton Library
Need a document certified or a signature witnessed? A lawyer from Mactodd Lawyers is at Frankton Library every second Tuesday, 12.00 to 1.00pm, in the Meeting Room. The service is free.
Bookings are essential. Call Frankton Library on 03 441 3680 or email frankton.library@qldc.govt.nz.
For notarial services (documents for use overseas), see our Notary Public service below.
Request a Notary Appointment
Our Notary Public, Jayne Macdonald (Director), sees clients by appointment at our Queenstown office (Level 2, Remarkables House, 26 Hawthorne Drive, Frankton). Send us your preferred time below and our team will confirm your appointment. Same-day appointments may be available.
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Areas We Can Help With
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We have the ability to provide certified copies of a document. This is done simply by booking an appointment and providing us with the original document.
Once the original is provided, copies of the original document will be made and our notary will certify these copies by attaching our notarial certificate and seal.
We recommend providing the original document for us to take copies of rather than providing copies for us to certify.
You will need to bring with you:
your current valid passport or a current driver's licence which has a photo of you endorsed on the same; and
the original of any documents you require to be certified.
Please contact us if you wish to make an appointment.
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If a document needs to be signed and witnessed in New Zealand for use overseas, you can bring the completed document, with all information completed except for your signature.
The document will then be signed in the presence of our notary and we will complete the witnessing of the document by attaching our notarial certificate and seal.
We recommend you contact the overseas authority to ensure the form and content of the document are correct prior to your appointment as we cannot guarantee the requirements of other countries.
You will need to bring with you:
your current valid passport or a current driver's licence which has a photo of you endorsed on the same; and
the original of any documents you require to be witnessed.
Please contact us if you wish to make an appointment.
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Why do I have to have my document further stamped after visiting the Notary?
Before certain New Zealand Issued documents can be accepted overseas, Authentication or Apostille may be necessary. The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) in Wellington will certify that a Notarial signature and seal on a document Is genuine by checking It against a specimen of the Notary's signature and seal held on file and then the document will be AUTHENTICATED or APOSTILLE certified.
For further information, please click here.
Still have questions?
Reach out to our team for assistance.
Our Notary
Jayne Macdonald
DIRECTOR
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