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If your requirements are outside the criteria of a registry ceremony, you will need to discuss having a personalised ceremony with your celebrant.  \nTe reo Māori or English  \nThere are Māori and English versions of the registry marriage vows. If you would like to use the Māori version, you will need to discuss that with your celebrant when booking the ceremony.  \nThe couple will need to provide an interpreter, if the celebrant, couple and/or witnesses do not all understand the same language. Before the ceremony starts, the interpreter should sign the Declaration to translate a marriage or civil union ceremony. The form also needs to be signed by your celebrant.  \nNote for the celebrant: The full legal names of the parties must be spoken at least once during the ceremony. First, informal, or full names can be used elsewhere in the ceremony.  \n\n| Te Kawa Rēhita o Ngā Oati Mārena | Registry Ceremony Marriage Vows |\n| --- | --- |\n| Tohunga Mārena | Celebrant |\n| Tēnā koutou katoa. Good morning/afternoon. | Tēnā koutou katoa. Good morning/afternoon. |\n| Nōku te hōnore ki te whakatau i a koutou ki te | It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this |\n| whakanui i tēnei mārena i waenga i a \u003CTangata 1> | celebration of marriage between \u003CParty 1> and |\n| rāua ko \u003CTangata 2> . Tēnā koutou i tae mai ki te | \u003CParty 2> . Thank you for sharing this important |\n| tautoko i tā rāua rā . | day with them. |\n| Ko \u003Cingoa o te Tohunga Mārena> au, ā, nā te | My name is \u003CCelebrant’s name> and I am |\n| Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa ahau i whakamana ki te | authorised by the Government of Aotearoa New |\n| whakahaere i tēnei mārena hei tohunga mārena | Zealand to conduct this ceremony as a registered |\n| rēhita. | marriage celebrant. |\n| \u003C\u003CMe kōrero mō ngā māharahara hauora me te | \u003C\u003CNote any health and safety concerns here if |\n| haumaru i konei mēnā e hiahiatia ana>> | necessary>> |\n\n\n| [Tangata 1], kōrua ko [Tangata 2], e mārena neikōrua, e tino paihere ana kōrua kia ngātahi tā kōrua whai i tō kōrua ao hei hoa mārena   e kī oati ana kia tautoko, kia whakamanawa kōrua i akōrua anō mō te katoa o ō kōrua rā .\u003Cbr>Engari, kāore mā te tikanga mārena e ū ai tētahimārenatanga; mā kōrua anake tērā; mā tetautoko, te whakapono, me te whakaaronui ki akōrua anō; i roto i ō kōrua āhuatanga katoa. | \u003CParty 1> and \u003CParty 2>, in marrying, you are making a sincere commitment to go forward in your lives formally united as partners … promising support and encouragement to each other throughout your lives together.\u003Cbr>However, no ceremony can create a marriage; only the two of you can do that; by supporting, trusting, and respecting each other, in all that you share together. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Tohunga Mārena\u003Cbr>Ngā oati\u003Cbr>\u003CIngoa o te Tangata 1> me \u003Cingoa o te Tangata 2>\u003Cbr>Kua tae mai tātau ki ngā oati mārena ināianei, ā, he kupu paihere ā-ture ēnei e whakaū ana i tō hiahia ki te mārena me te whakapuaki i tō paiherenga ki a kōrua anō . | Celebrant\u003Cbr>Vows\u003Cbr>\u003CParty 1 First name> and \u003CParty 2 First name>\u003Cbr>We come now to your marriage vows, which are the legally binding words that confirm your choice to marry and declare your commitment to each other. |\n| I raro i te ture o Aotearoa me whakapuaki e kōruai mua i ahau, me ētahi atu tokorua i te iti rawa ewhakauru herekore ana kōrua ki tēnei mārena, ā, ka whakaae koe ki a ia hei wahine mārena, tānemārena (hoa mārena) whaimana rānei māu i raroi te ture.\u003Cbr>Ka tonoa kōrua e au ināianei ki te whakahua itēnei tauākī i muri i ahau   | New Zealand law requires that each of you declares before me, and at least two other witnesses, that you are freely entering into this marriage and that you take","cbCaipJx37q7TTgk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipJx37q7TTgk","pdf",263669,"English","# Te Kawa Rēhita o Ngā Oati Mārena\n## Marriage licence application and eligibility criteria\n## Māori and English vow versions\n## Interpreter and witness/signature requirements\n## Celebrant guidance on legal names\n## Vow wording and commitments\n## Optional giving of rings","[{\"question\":\"How do you apply for a marriage licence for a registry ceremony?\",\"answer\":\"Use the online process at the marriages.services.govt.nz website to apply for a marriage licence.\"},{\"question\":\"Can the couple choose between Māori and English versions of the registry vows?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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