NZ Documents Assistant Apostille & Authentication Workflow
Built for NZ document facilitators & couriers

Run the DIA apostille pathway without re-deriving it every time.

Enter a request once and get the authentication pathway, an itemised client estimate built from your own rates, and the courier and reference support to carry it through — all in one working tool.

How it works

Four steps, in the order the work actually happens

01

Enter the request

Destination country, document types and counts, notarisation and turnaround needs.

02

See the pathway

Hague Apostille Convention member, or authentication plus embassy legalisation — with the steps that implies.

03

Review the estimate

An itemised breakdown built from your own rate card, ready to send or print for a client file.

04

Work the network

Pull in a courier for pickup, delivery or embassy drop-off, and check the reference notes as needed.

Not legal advice. NZ Documents Assistant is a planning and estimating tool for experienced facilitators. Default rates and Convention status are drawn from dia.govt.nz, govt.nz and the HCCH apostille status table as of 10 Sep 2026, but none of it replaces DIA, embassy or consular guidance, professional judgement, or your own obligations under NZ law. Convention status, fees and processing times change — confirm current requirements before relying on any figure shown here.
Feature set

Designed around the NZ authentication pathway, not a generic form

Estimate builder

Add document lines, mark what needs notarising first, set standard or priority processing, and get a live, itemised total.

Coordination fees, kept separate

Our own coordination fees are set from our published pricing, while government, notary, translator and courier costs stay in their own pass-through section.

Courier network

Filter courier contacts by NZ region or by embassy-city coverage for the drop-offs a legalisation chain needs.

Resource library

Short reference notes on notarisation, legalisation and processing options, written for facilitators, not lawyers.

Facilitator & courier access

Separate views for the two people who touch a request — the facilitator quoting it and the courier moving it.

Print-ready output

Turn a finished estimate into a clean printed or PDF page for a client file in one click.

Estimate builder

Price a request with our own numbers

Fees below are pre-loaded from our published pricing. Government, notary, translator and courier costs are estimates you can adjust.

Request details

Destination and processing choices decide the pathway shown on the right.

Our service package

Full-Service and International Multi-Step are flat starting fees that replace itemised coordination fees below — government, notary, translator and courier costs are still added separately either way.

Documents

Add one line per document type. Tick notarise for documents needing a New Zealand Notary Public first — a JP or solicitor's certification isn't accepted. Tick translate if the document needs a translation.

Our coordination fees

Our own service fees — defaults match the published NZ Document Assist pricing. Edit if your pricing changes.
Edit our fees (NZD)

Estimated third-party & government costs

Passed through at cost — DIA, Notary Public, translator and courier charges are not ours to set. Example figures only; confirm before quoting.
Edit third-party estimates (NZD)
Estimate summary

Client Estimate

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Estimated total $0.00

Planning estimate only. "Our coordination fees" are our own charges; "third-party & government costs" are estimates only, set by DIA, the relevant embassy, the Notary Public, translator or courier — not by us, and not guaranteed. Confirm current figures before issuing this to a client.

Courier network

Regional and embassy-city courier support

A growing network of couriers who handle DIA drop-off, embassy legalisation runs, and client document pickup across New Zealand.

Sample directory for this prototype — not live courier listings.
Resource library

Practical notes for the authentication pathway

Short, working references — not legal advice. Confirm current requirements with DIA and the relevant embassy before relying on any of this.

Destination convention status (reference only)

A working sample — Hague accessions change over time, so verify status before quoting a pathway to a client.

CountryStatusPathway
Account access

Separate views for facilitators and couriers

This prototype shows what each dashboard would surface — no account system is connected yet.

Facilitator dashboard preview

Open estimates4 drafted this week
Saved rate cardLast edited 3 days ago
Courier requests1 pending — Wellington embassy run
Client files12 active
Resource libraryFull access

Courier dashboard preview

Active jobs2 — Auckland CBD, Wellington embassy
Coverage areaAuckland metro + Wellington embassy runs
Facilitator visibilityListed in courier network
Completed this month17 deliveries