Media enquiries
Contact the Ministry of Justice media centre(external link)
Regional offices
You can call, email or visit us in person.
We have 9 offices across New Zealand. Our offices are open between 10am and 4pm on normal week days. You don’t need to make an appointment.
Whangārei – Taitokerau District
Judge: Judge Miharo Armstrong | Judge Terena Wara
Registrar / Manager: Don Cameron
Street address:
3rd Floor, Manaia House
Rathbone Street
Whangārei
Postal address:
AX10086
Whangārei
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 09 983 9940
Email: mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
Auckland – Taitokerau District
Our Auckland office is an information office that is open to the public.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 Lockdown Level in Auckland city, our Information Office is currently closed. You may still contact us by phone for assistance or by email to mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
You can:
- get application forms and advice
- get help with locating Māori land
- search our electronic database.
We don’t have any court records in Auckland but we’ll be able to help you identify which office you need to contact.
Office Manager: Don Cameron
Street address:
Ground Floor, Building B
65B Main Highway
Ellerslie
Auckland
Postal address:
EX10912
Auckland
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 09 279 5850
Fax: 09 279 5852
Email: mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
Hamilton – Waikato-Maniapoto District
Judges: Judge Stephanie Milroy | Judge Stephen Clark
Registrar / Manager: Graeme Vercoe QSM
Street address:
Level 2, BNZ Centre
354 Victoria Street
Hamilton
Postal address:
GX10101
Hamilton
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 07 957 7880
Fax: 07 957 7881
Email: mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Rotorua – Waiariki District
Judges: (Acting) Judge Patrick Savage | Judge Craig Coxhead
Registrar / Manager: Graeme Vercoe QSM
Street address:
Hauora House
1143 Haupapa Street
Rotorua
Postal address:
JX10529
Rotorua
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 07 921 7402
Fax: 07 921 7412
Email: mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz
Gisborne – Tairāwhiti District
Judge: Chief Judge Wilson Isaac | Deputy Chief Judge Caren Fox
Registrar / Manager: Graeme Vercoe QSM
Street address:
Ngā Wai e Rua Building
Corner of Reads Quay & Lowe Street
Gisborne
Postal address:
PX10106
Gisborne
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 06 869 0370
Fax: 06 869 0371
Email: mlctairawhiti@justice.govt.nz
Hastings – Tākitimu District
PLEASE NOTE: Our Tākitimu Registry office at Heretaunga House is currently closed and we are unable to provide assistance in person. Please contact us by phone or by email at mlctakitimu@justice.govt.nz.
Judge: Judge Layne Harvey
Registrar / Manager: Claire Stirling-Hawkins
Street address:
2nd Floor, Heretaunga House
Corner of Lyndon Road East & Warren Street
Hastings
Postal address:
MX10024
Hastings
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 06 974 7630
Fax: 06 974 7631
Email: mlctakitimu@justice.govt.nz
Whanganui – Aotea District
Judge: Judge Layne Harvey
Registrar / Manager: Claire Stirling-Hawkins
Street address:
Ingestre House
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Postal address:
PX10207
Whanganui
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 06 349 0770
Fax: 06 349 0771
Email: mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Christchurch – Te Waipounamu District
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 Lockdown Level, the counter service at our Te Waipounamu Registry office is currently unavailable. You may still contact us by phone for assistance or by email to mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz - During this time we will be running offsite clinics at Tūranga, the Christchurch Central Library, from 24 August 2020 - 27 August 2020 between the hours of 10am and 2pm.
Judge: Judge Sarah Reeves
Registrar / Manager: Claire Stirling-Hawkings
Street address:
Justice & Emergency Services Precinct
20 Lichfield Street
Christchurch
Postal address:
WX11124
Christchurch
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 03 962 4900
Fax: 03 962 4901
Email: mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
Wellington – Office of the Chief Registrar
The Office of the Chief Registrar is an information office that is open to the public. Whilst we can provide general information, usually only applications to the Chief Judge and the Māori Appellate Court may be lodged in our Wellington office (there are some execeptions, which you can discuss with us). You are welcome to lodge other applications with us, but these will be forwarded to the appropriate registry office of the Court for processing.
In Wellington you can:
- get application forms and advice
- get help with locating Māori land
- search our electronic database.
We don’t have any court records in Wellington but we’ll be able to help you identify which office you need to contact.
Judges: Chief Judge Wilson Isaac | Acting Judge Patrick Savage | Judge Carrie Wainwright | Judge Sarah Reeves | Judge Michael Doogan | Judge Damian Stone
Chief Registrar / Manager : Taiawhio Raihania Waititi
Street address:
Level 7, Fujitsu Tower
141 The Terrace
Wellington
Postal address:
SX11203
Wellington
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlcnationaloffice@justice.govt.nz
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