As someone with dual nationality, can I exit my home country (New Zealand) on the passport of another country?

I currently live in New Zealand, and in a few weeks I'm going to be leaving to visit and travel in Europe for about a year.

I've got both British and New Zealand citizenship, and about a month ago renewed my British passport. The problem is that I needed to send my New Zealand passport along with my application—while my British passport has arrived, my New Zealand passport hasn't returned yet.

This puts me in an interesting situation, as I have no idea how long it will be until my New Zealand passport arrives in the post, but have a fixed date for departure. Do I actually need it to leave New Zealand, or will presenting my British one be enough?

I'm thinking about waiting a few days before my departure date, and if it still hasn't arrived, using the urgent passport service to get a passport—but if I don't have to spend the money I would prefer not to.

Once the passport arrives in New Zealand, I can get family members to courier it to me, so re-entry shouldn't be a problem.

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Can you leave a country on one passport and enter another on a different passport?

Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country. Use of the foreign passport to travel to or from a country other than the United States is not inconsistent with U.S. law.

Can I travel if I have dual citizenship?

Yes, many countries allow their citizens to hold more than one nationality. This means travelers can potentially hold a passport for each country they are a citizen of. Some people are automatically considered dual citizens from birth.

Does NZ Recognise dual citizenship?

Under New Zealand law (www.dia.govt.nz), New Zealand allows its citizens to hold multiple citizenships.

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