0800 COURTS closes at 3:00pm 24 December 2025, for urgent matters (relating to family matter or bail conditions), please call 0800 253 425. 0800 4 FINES closes at 7:00pm, 24 December 2025. Our Contact Centres will reopen at 8:00am on Monday 5 January 2026. National Office (Aitken Street, Wellington) reception will be closed from 3:00pm on Friday 19 December, reopening at 8:00am on Monday 5 January 2026. For more information, see Court and Tribunal hours
Joining the Ministry of Justice means you’ll become part of an inclusive organisation that values you and the communities we serve. It’s important to us that our workplace is one where our people feel healthy and safe, supported and able to be themselves at work.
Our strategic priorities include making our Ministry a great place to be and enabling our people to succeed. The support, tools and initiatives we provide encourage you to bring your best self to work and take your best self-home. We value respect as the foundation for building a positive workplace culture where diversity is welcomed and celebrated.
Our Ministry's values are Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence - we refer to them as our 'RISE' values. We take pride in modelling our values and playing our part in strengthening a positive workplace culture.
Our RISE values also help support our Ministry Strategy.