Contact us
Please note that the Ministry uses DX box numbers instead of PO Box numbers. You can put mail addressed to a DX number into a Post Office mail box.
National office contact details for Legal Aid and the Public Defence Service
Public Defence Service offices
National office contact details for Legal Aid and the Public Defence service
Ministry of Justice
DX: SX10125
Wellington
Phone: 04 918 8800
Legal Aid regional offices
Whangarei
DX AX10015
Whangarei
Phone: 09 430 4990
Auckland
DX: BX10660
North Shore City
Phone: 09 488 5440
Waitakere
DX: CX10351
Glendene
Phone: 09 837 9860
Manukau
DX: EX10980
Manukau
Phone: 09 262 7750
Hamilton
DX: GX10053
Hamilton
Phone: 07 834 6124
Rotorua
DX: JX10551
Rotorua
Phone: 07 350 1090
New Plymouth
DX: NX10010
New Plymouth
Phone: 06 759 0451
Napier
DX: MX10021
Napier
Phone: 06 833 7750
Wellington
DX: SX10146
Wellington
Phone: 04 472 9040
Christchurch
DX: WX11123
Christchurch
Phone: 03 339 4730
Dunedin
DX: YX10104
Dunedin
Phone: 03 477 5035
Debt Management Group
Grand Plimmer Tower
DX: SX11295
Wellington
Phone: 04 472 1500, 0800 600 090 (for debt enquiries)
Fax: 04 473 6526
Email: legalaiddebt@justice.govt.nz
Public Defence Service offices
Auckland Public Defence Service
Level 10, AFFCO House, 12-26 Swanson St
DX: CX10025
Auckland Mail Service Centre
AUCKLAND
Phone: 09 302 1961
Fax: 09 302 1962
Manukau Public Defence Service
Ground level, CST Nexia House, 22 Amersham Way
Manukau City
DX: EX11066
MANUKAU
Phone: 09 261 2501
Fax: 09 261 2502
Waitakere Public Defence Service
Ground level, Octagon Building, 6 Alderman Drive
Henderson
Waitakere 0612
DX: EX11099
HENDERSON
Phone: 09 838 9939
Fax: 09 838 9983
North Shore Public Defence Service
Ground Level, 44 Corinthian Drive
Albany
North Shore City 0752
DX: BX10646
ALBANY
Phone: 09 414 1450
Fax: 09 414 1457
Papakura and Pukekohe Public Defence Service
The Public Defence Service operating at the Papakura and Pukekohe district courts is based in the Manukau Public Defence Service office:
Ground level, CST Nexia House, 22 Amersham Way
Manukau City
DX: EX11066
MANUKAU
Phone: 09 261 2501
Fax: 09 261 2502
Hamilton Public Defence Service
Ground floor, 32 Clarence St
Hamilton 3024
DX: GX10005
HAMILTON
Phone: 07 834 4050
Fax: 07 834 4069
Wellington Public Defence Service
Level 9, Prime Property Tower, 86-90 Lambton Quay
Wellington 6011
DX: SX10008
WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 495 3630
Fax: 04 495 3659
