Would you pass?
From late 2027, migrants applying for New Zealand citizenship will face a 20-question multi-choice test. The test does not yet exist — this is a mock version, drawn only from topics ministers have publicly named.
Takes around 5 minutes.
A test for new citizens, in a country with no agreed values statement
On 6 May 2026, Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden announced that migrants seeking New Zealand citizenship will sit a multi-choice test from the second half of 2027. Applicants currently sign a form saying they understand their responsibilities. The new test makes this a measured threshold: 75 percent to pass, 20 questions drawn from a wider pool, up to 45 minutes allowed, with up to six attempts permitted.
Topic areas publicly named so far include the Bill of Rights Act, voting rights, the structure of government, human rights, certain criminal offences, democratic principles, and travel to and from New Zealand.
Australia has a separate Australian Values Statement — a Department of Home Affairs document that most visa applicants and prospective citizens are required to read and sign an acknowledgement of having read. It is a declaration of awareness, not a binding legal commitment, and it sits alongside (not inside) Australia's citizenship test. New Zealand has no equivalent document. The values being assessed are, at the time of writing, defined only by what ministers have said in public.
What's being said about "Kiwi values"
What ministers haven't mentioned
Te Tiriti o Waitangi — New Zealand's founding document — was not in the topic list announced on 6 May. After Labour leader Chris Hipkins said the Treaty had to be included, Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden told RNZ the test would have one question on it. Ministerial framings of "Kiwi values" still do not mention biculturalism, te ao Māori, or New Zealand's Pacific identity.
This site treats those omissions as facts of the public record, not as accusations. The missing-values page lays out what isn't there, and why some commentators think it matters.
Same threshold, same time, same number of questions
The mock test is built to the public specifications: 20 multi-choice questions, 75 percent to pass, with a 45-minute timer available — though in practice the mock takes most people around 5 minutes. The question pool currently has 65 questions, so each attempt draws a different mix.
Questions are drawn only from topic areas that ministers and the Internal Affairs tender have publicly named. Each correct answer cites a public source. No question relies on what the official test "might" contain.
Spread the word
Print and share the poster below — pin it to a noticeboard, share it to a group chat, or post it on social media. The QR code links directly to the mock test.