What if a few people have the same name?

Then the choice is yours. You see them next to one another, with how old each one is, where they are and their public profiles, and you pick the right person. StoryCheck never guesses who you meant.

What sort of things does the report show?

The public side of the person: profiles on X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, public photos, their workplace or school, signs of a dating app profile and mentions around the web. Residential addresses are not included.

Do they get a notification?

No. Nothing is sent to the person at any point. StoryCheck is not a credit bureau or a screening service, and results must not be used for decisions about credit, employment, insurance or tenancy.

Can I get my own name taken off?

Yes. Head to storycheck.com/opt-out and tell us your name and where you live. We email you a code to confirm the request, and once it is confirmed you no longer show up in name searches and existing reports about you are deleted.

Can I find someone with just a first name?

You need a first name and surname. With a first name alone there are too many people to tell apart. If you have their mobile number, email address or a photo instead, start with that: each of those narrows it down to one person far better than a first name can.

How is StoryCheck different from other people-search sites?

Many people-search sites simply list everyone with the name, often pulled from phone book listings or US databases, and leave the guessing to you. StoryCheck asks three quick questions first, looks for public profiles, photos and signs of dating profiles, and only shows a person when they clearly fit your answers. It shows the city or region, never an address, and it is not a credit bureau or a screening service.

Does name search work outside New Zealand?

Yes. It searches the public web in any country, so it works whether they are across the Tasman or further afield, and the questions ask which country and city the person lives in. How much turns up depends on how public the person is: someone with social media profiles is easy to find, while someone who is barely online returns little.

StoryCheck

Search for someone in NZ by name

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Is your match really who they say they are?

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I only know their name. Where do I start?

Only know their name? Type it in, answer three quick questions, and find the right person's public profiles, whether they live in Tauranga or across the Tasman.

People search in NZ means looking someone up from their first name and surname, then using a couple of simple facts, like their age and the city they live in, to single them out. After you type the name, StoryCheck asks three quick questions: their rough age, the place they live, and, if you have it, one detail such as a username, where they work or study, or an email address or mobile number. The report sets aside anyone who does not fit, and if more than one person still does, it asks you to choose instead of guessing. The person never hears about it, and every result is a possible match, not a guarantee.

The process

How it works

1Enter a name

First and last name

Search name

25–34@username

2We connect signals

60+ sources

data records analyzed

CarrierPublic recordsSocialBreachesWeb

3Get your private report

Report ready

Possible owner & aliases

Location & carrier

Online profiles

Risk score

Private

Your search stays private. The person is never told.

Fast answers

Most reports are ready in seconds.

Honest

Every result is rated so you know what to trust.

Global coverage

Worldwide Data Coverage

North America

Coverage: 98.4%

What a name reveals

See what you can find from a name

We match the right person first, then search public profiles, the open web and people directories for everything linked to them. Results vary by person.

The right person

Matched on where they live, their age and any detail you add. If more than one person fits, you choose.

Social profiles

Public accounts on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn and more.

Photos

Public pictures of them, so you can see if the photos you were sent are really theirs.

Dating apps

Signs of active accounts on dating apps like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge.

Work and education

Where they say they work or study, and whether it adds up.

Location

The city and area their public profiles point to.

How StoryCheck compares

Phone book listings and people-search sites list everyone with the same name. StoryCheck asks first, so the report is about the person you mean.

	StoryCheck	People-search sites and phone books	A plain Google search
Common names	3 quick questions rule out namesakes; if several fit, you choose	A long list of namesakes	Results for everyone with the name
Profiles, photos and dating signals	Yes, in one report	Partly	Scattered across many searches
Coverage	Worldwide, in 40 languages	Usually one country	Worldwide, unfiltered
Where they live	City or region only	Often the full address	Sometimes

Comparison by type of service, September 2026.

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