On WPATH's elist they mention about the possible change in New Zealand's passport policy and I Googled it and found this article...
Transgender passport changes possible
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3 /7/2012
The New Zealand Passport Office is looking at changing its policy, which dictates that transsexuals and transgender people can have an X instead of an F or M on a passport.
The gender can also be changed following a Family Court declaration, which allows a birth certificate to be altered. A declaration is only made if the person has medical evidence showing that they are in transition from one gender to another, such as undergoing hormone replacement therapy, or have had gender reassignment surgery.
But from September, those in the trans community might be able to change their gender on their passport without the declaration or medical evidence, something only Argentina has allowed its citizens to do.
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The Aucklander, 56, supported the move, but also said that modern security technology at airports should be sufficient enough to make gender irrelevant.
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