Courts Holiday Dates 2008

Urgent Family Court Applications over the holiday period

Family Courts will provide a national service for urgent applications over the Christmas-New Year holiday period with a duty Family Court Judge available in each region (Northern, Waikato, Central and Southern) and staff available in area and local courts. If the nearest court for filing is a satellite court and it is not open, applications can be filed at the nearest area or local court, who will then forward the application to the duty Judge.

All Courts will notify local practitioners of the particular arrangements for their court and relevant contact details. The dates on which individual Courts reopen after the statutory holidays are shown below.

It would be particularly helpful for court staff and the duty Judges if, between Christmas and New Year, draft orders and warrants were typed and filed with the application

Courts holiday dates 2008/2009

NORTHERN REGION

Higher Courts

Whangarei High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Auckland High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 –9am, 5 January 2009

District Courts

Auckland District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Dargaville District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Kaikohe District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Kaitaia District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 - 9am, 5 January 2009
Manukau District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
North Shore District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Papakura District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Pukekohe District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Waitakere District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Warkworth District Court – 5pm, 19 December 2008 – 9am, 6 January 2009
Whangarei District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 –9am, 5 January 2009

Area Court: Auckland
Local Courts: Whangarei, North Shore, Waitakere and Manukau

Special Jurisdictions

Auckland Māori Land Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Whangarei Māori Land Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Auckland Environment Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Auckland Employment Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009

WAIKATO REGION

Higher Courts

Hamilton High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 –9am, 5 January 2009
Rotorua High Court– 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January
Tauranga High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Gisborne High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009

District Courts

Gisborne District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Hamilton District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Huntly District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Morrinsville District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Opotiki District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Rotorua District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Ruatoria District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Taupo District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Tauranga District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Te Awamutu District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Te Kuiti District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Thames District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Tokoroa District Court – 5pm, 19 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Waihi District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Wairoa District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Whakatane District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009

Area Court: Hamilton
Local Courts: Gisborne, Tauranga, Rotorua

Special Jurisdictions

Hamilton Māori Land Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Rotorua Māori Land Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Turangi Māori Land Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Gisborne Māori Land Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009

CENTRAL REGION

Higher Courts

Supreme Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Court of Appeal – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
New Plymouth High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Napier High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Wanganui High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Palmerston North High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Masterton High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Wellington High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Nelson High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Blenheim High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009

District Courts

Blenheim District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Chatham Islands District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Dannevirke District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Feilding District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Hastings District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Hawera District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Levin District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Lower Hutt District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Marton District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Masterton District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Napier District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 –9am, 5 January 2009
Nelson District Court –3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
New Plymouth District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Palmerston North District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Porirua District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Taihape District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Taumarunui District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Upper Hutt District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Waipukurau District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Wanganui District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Wellington District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009

Area Court: Wellington
Local Courts: Napier, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Nelson

Special Jurisdictions

Whanganui Māori Land Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Hastings Māori Land Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Wellington Environment Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Wellington Employment Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009

SOUTHERN REGION

Higher Courts

Greymouth High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Christchurch High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Timaru High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Dunedin High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Invercargill High Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009

District Courts

Alexandra District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Ashburton District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Balclutha District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Christchurch District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Dunedin District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Gore District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 –9am, 12 January 2009
Greymouth District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Invercargill District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Kaikoura District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Oamaru District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Queenstown District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Rangiora District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Timaru District Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Westport District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009
Whataroa District Court – 5pm, 23 December 2008 – 9am, 12 January 2009

Area court: Christchurch
Local courts: Dunedin and Invercargill

Special Jurisdictions

Christchurch Māori Land Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009
Christchurch Environment Court – 3pm, 24 December 2008 – 9am, 5 January 2009