Updating your details
It is important that we have your up-to-date details. In some cases you are legally required to update us when these change.
Update your address
You can update any of the addresses we hold for you through myMCNZ. The basic steps to do this are:
- Log into myMCNZ .
- Click on the Profile tab at the top of the page.
- Click Edit next to any of the details you want to change.
- Enter the correct address.
- Click Save to confirm your change.
- Repeat steps 3 to 5 for each detail you want to change.
If you are having trouble accessing myMCNZ contact us:
- by phone from within New Zealand on 0800 636 555
- by phone from outside New Zealand on +64 4 384 7635
- by email at myMCNZHelp@mcnz.org.nz.
Our business hours are 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
Update your name
To update the name we have recorded for you, please post us the details of your name change in writing, along with a certified copy of the documentation which supports the change (for example a certified copy of your marriage certificate) to:
Medical Council of New Zealand
PO Box 10509
The Terrace
Wellington 6143
New Zealand
The original certified copy (i.e. copy with the certifiers original signature) must be posted to the Medical Council.
We will then update your name in our records and send you confirmation of this. Your old name will still be recorded as a previous name so that people will be able to search for you on the medical register using both your old name and your new name.
If you have a current practising certificate at the time you are changing your name, we will also send you an updated copy of your practising certificate reflecting your new name.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact us.
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When you're applying for registration, sometimes Council will ask you to provide a Statutory Declaration, or a Certified Copy of a document that you’re relying upon as part of your application.
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Tell us who you are so we can better direct your enquiry
Update your employment or recertification
What you will need to do depends on the scope of practice you hold.
If you hold a general or vocational scope of practice, see our Recertification and professional development page.
If you hold a provisional or special purpose scope of practice, see our Variations page.
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To ensure that you are continuing to maintain your competence to practise medicine, you must meet recertification programme requirements set by Council, including any minimum continual professional development (CPD) requirements.
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You cannot work outside the requirements of your scope of practice and any requirements imposed by Council specific to you. If you are registered within a provisional (general or vocational) scope of practice or a special purpose scope, and your employment, supervision, position or location changes, you must apply for an amendment or variation to the endorsement on your scope of practice.