Help with Marriage

[foundblue]

I would really appreciate some help as I am in the UK and am having difficulty looking up a New Zealand marriage.

I know very little information hence the need to find the marriage!  I have the surnames of the couple and believe they are both likely to still be alive.  I am seeking other details and year of marriage.  I am not sure of the first names but have some guesses and estimate the year to be in the last 30 years?    I don't even know if it is possible to get any information on such an event.  In the UK details are available for recent UK marriages on a few sites but I am struggling with New Zealand.

If able to help please send a PM to me and I will explain all I know of the bride and groom's names.

Many thanks

Nick

[jorose]

Recent records are not searchable, you would have to know full names, date, and location of the event:
https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/NonHistoricRecords/FAQ

[foundblue]

Thanks for the prompt reply - I guess that closes that avenue for a number of years then what a pity I felt I was getting somewhere with my family.

Thanks very much really appreciate the help.

Nick

[kentishkiwi]

Hi Nick

I don't know what other details you are looking for but if you are a member of Ancestry they have the NZ electoral rolls up until 1981. Your people may be on there depending on their ages. Take a look.
I am also in the UK but often find other ways to track down people.

Good luck
KK

[kentishkiwi]

Sorry, re-read your post and see you don't know first names so electoral rolls not much use without that.
KK

[foundblue]

Hi Ketishkiwi - yes I've thought of that route - I'm not a worldwide member at the moment so couldn't see the details but it doesn't come up with anything in the index that looks right anyway.  I guess by 1981 the groom would have been 11 or younger so no voting for him!   According to the information I've gleaned from the internet he is between 40 and 49 now so was born in the 1970's.

Thanks for the suggestion - anything at all is helpful when looking for the needle in a haystack.

[kentishkiwi]

Have sent you a PM.
KK

[TwiggyTree]

I am wondering if the Varcoes index might be a small help.

It's an index which relates to NZ's microfiche marriage index.  If you know a bride or groom surname it can help find the spouse surname and tell you which microfiche it is on.

https://www.otago.ac.nz/library/hocken/marriages/marriages.php

EDIT: That is after you have located one or other on the hard copy.

Forget that, just re-read the OP and see it is in the last 30 years.  Ooops.

[Liza115]

Did the couple you are seeking arrive as independent adult immigrants to New Zealand or is there anyone among their parents who also lived here? Details for an earlier generation might be more readily available.