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Locations and Contacts


Click on a city to find your nearest Coroner. For general enquiries, contact the Coronial Services of New Zealand National Office or the Office of the Chief Coroner.

Whangarei

Coroners : Brandt Shortland

Tel: (09) 430 4307
Fax: (09) 430 4309

Level 2, Manaia House
Rathbone St
Whangarei

P O Box 1848
Whangarei 0140

Areas covered by the Whangarei Coroners: Dargaville, Kaikohe, Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Warkworth, Whangarei

Auckland

Coroners : Katharine Greig
                    Dr Murray Jamieson
                    Morag McDowell

Tel: (09) 916 9419
Fax: (09) 916 9387

Level 7, Auckland District Court
3 Kingston Street
Auckland

Private Bag 92212
Auckland 1142

Areas covered by the Auckland Coroners: Auckland, Henderson, Manukau, Papakura, Pukekohe, Takapuna

Hamilton

Coroners : Gordon Matenga
                    Peter Ryan

Tel: (07) 834 1756
Fax: (07) 834 1757

Axon House
219 Collingwood Street
Hamilton

P O Box 9383
Waikato Mail Service Centre
Hamilton 3240

Areas covered by the Hamilton Coroners: Cambridge, Hamilton, Huntly, Matamata, Te Aroha, Paeroa, Te Awamutu, Te Kuiti, Thames, Waihi

Rotorua

Coroners : Dr Wallace Bain

Tel: (07) 343 1021
Fax: (07) 343 1023

Level 2
Hauora House
Haupapa Street
Rotorua

P O Box 1339
Rotorua 3040

Areas covered by the Rotorua Coroners: Rotorua, Taupō, Tauranga, Tokoroa, Whakatane

Hastings

Coroners : Christopher Devonport

Tel: (06) 870 3116
Fax: (06) 870 3118

Level 2
Heretaunga House
Cnr Lyndon & Warren Streets
Hastings

P O Box 1351
Hastings 4156

Areas covered by the Hastings Coroners: Dannevirke, Eketahuna, Gisborne, Hastings, Napier, Ruatoria, Waipukurau, Wairoa

Palmerston North

Coroners : Carla na Nagara
                    Tim Scott

Tel: (06) 350 0083
Fax: (06) 350 0084

Level 3, The Square Centre
121-125 The Square
Palmerston North

P O Box 1213, Palmerston North Central
Palmerston North 4440

Areas covered by the Palmerston North Coroners: Hawera, Levin, Marton, New Plymouth, Ohakune, Palmerston North, Taihape, Taumaranui, Wanganui, Waverley

Wellington

Coroners : Ian Smith

Tel: (04) 910 4487
Fax: (04) 910 4488

Level 5, Wellington District Court
43-49 Ballance Street
Wellington

Private Bag 39819
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045

Areas covered by the Wellington Coroners: Kapiti, Lower Hutt, Masterton, Porirua, Upper Hutt, Wellington, Chatham Islands

Chatham Islands

Coroners : Ian Smith

Tel: (04) 910 4487
Fax: (04) 910 4488

Level 5, Wellington District Court
43-49 Ballance Street
Wellington

Private Bag 39819
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045

Areas covered by the Wellington Coroners: Kapiti, Lower Hutt, Masterton, Porirua, Upper Hutt, Wellington, Chatham Islands

National Office

National Manager : Karen Vaughan

Tel: (04) 910 4487
Fax: (04) 910 4488

Level 5, Wellington District Court
43-49 Ballance Street
Wellington

Private Bag 39819
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045

Office of the Chief Coroner

Chief Coroner: Judge Neil MacLean

Tel: (04) 918 8379
Fax: (04) 910 4488

Level 5, Wellington District Court
43-49 Ballance Street
Wellington

Private Bag 39819
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045



Christchurch

Coroners : Sue Johnson
                    Richard McElrea

Tel: (03) 353 0444
Fax: (03) 353 0446

328 Durham Street
Christchurch

Private Bag 4752
Christchurch Mail Centre
Christchurch 8140

Areas covered by the Christchurch Coroners: Ashburton, Christchurch, Rangiora, Timaru, Waimate, Blenheim, Greymouth, Hokitika, Kaikoura, Motueka, Nelson, Westport, Ross Dependency

Dunedin

Coroners : David Crerar

Tel: (03) 470 1147
Fax: (03) 470 1149

Level 1,
Dunedin District Court
Lower Stuart Street
Dunedin

P O Box 1260
Dunedin 9054

Areas covered by the Dunedin Coroners: Balclutha, Cromwell, Dunedin, Invercargill, Oamaru, Queenstown, Te Anau

Ross Dependency

Coroners : Sue Johnson
                    Richard McElrea

Tel: (03) 353 0444
Fax: (03) 353 0446

328 Durham Street
Christchurch

Private Bag 4752
Christchurch Mail Centre
Christchurch 8140

Areas covered by the Christchurch Coroners: Ashburton, Christchurch, Rangiora, Timaru, Waimate, Blenheim, Greymouth, Hokitika, Kaikoura, Motueka, Nelson, Westport, Ross Dependency