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Takapuna office closure | Takapuna office closure. The Takapuna office is relocating to a new address so will be closed from 22 November 4pm to 26 November 4pm. From 27 November you can find the new office at: 74 Taharoto Road Smales Farm, One NZ Building, Takapuna.

Some services unavailable 23 - 24 November | myIR, gateway services and our self-service phone line will not be available from 3pm Saturday 23 November to 9am Sunday 24 November while we do planned system testing. This will not affect any tax entitlements or payments scheduled during this time.

Follow these steps to transfer your paid parental leave entitlement to your spouse or partner.

Before you start

You will need your spouse or partner's:

  • IRD number
  • date of birth
  • full name
  • paid parental leave entitlement start date.

In myIR, go to your paid parental leave account

Select 'More...'

Then select 'Transfer my Paid parental leave'.

Follow the prompts to complete your request

You'll have a chance to review the information you've entered before submitting the request.

Log in to myIR

What happens next

We’ll send your spouse or partner a notification advising them to complete an application to complete the transfer process.

Your entitlement will be updated to show that your payments have been transferred from the date provided.


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Last updated: 15 Jan 2024
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