Media Centre

Welcome to the Ministry of Justice Media Centre where you can find media contacts for the Ministry of Justice and New Zealand’s courts. 

Note that the Ministry of Justice can not provide details or updates on individual court cases as this is court information.  Please contact the registry of the relevant court: Locate a court(external link)

 

Ministry of Justice 

If you have media questions about the Ministry of Justice, including policy and court operations, please contact:

Email: media@justice.govt.nz
Mobile: 021 636 416

Please click on the links below for inquiries about:

 

Treaty settlements

If you have media questions about historic Treaty of Waitangi claims and the Marine and Coastal Areas Act.

Email: otsmedia@justice.govt.nz
Phone: 04 5249183

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Senior Courts judiciary

For media enquiries relating to the Senior Courts, please contact:

Mobile: 027 286 0198 or 027 369 6701
Email: seniorcourtsmedia@courts.govt.nz

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District Court judiciary

For media enquiries about the judges of the District Court, including the judges of the Family Court and Youth Court, please contact:

Email: ChiefJudges.Chambers@courts.govt.nz

or

Steve Corbett
Email: Steve.corbett@justice.govt.nz

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Coroners Courts

For media inquiries about coroners, coronial inquiries and inquests, and coronial findings, please contact:

Email: media@justice.govt.nz
Mobile: 021 223 2141

Tribunals

For media inquiries involving any tribunals, please contact the relevant tribunal.

Contact details for the tribunals are here: Tribunals | New Zealand Ministry of Justice(external link)

 

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Other Justice Sector agencies

We work with a number of other Justice Sector agencies who are responsible for investigating crime, crime prevention, prosecuting people who break the law, and then implementing the sentences given by the court.  If you have media questions about these issues you need to call:

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