The PDLA Holiday Roster for 2025/26 is now available below alongside our guidelines and invoice form. We encourage you to read this thoroughly and note your rostered shifts.
Please note that this roster is valid from 6pm Friday 12th December 2025 until 6am Monday 5th of January 2026 and supersedes the regular PDLA roster during this time. All regular regional PDLA rosters will return after the expiration of the holiday roster.
PDLA Holiday Roster 2025/26 [PDF, 244 KB]
Roster updated as at 12/12/2025
PDLA Holiday Period Roster Guidelines 2025 [PDF, 159 KB]
Lawyers rostered onto the PDLA service over the holiday period must review these guidelines before the nationwide roster period starts on 12 December 2025.
PDLA Form 13 Holiday Period Invoice [PDF, 615 KB]
The invoice form found above has been created for you to use for the duration of the holiday period to charge for your rostered shifts.
PDLA Regional Holiday Roster 2025/26 [PDF, 142 KB]
This document contains a contact list of PDLA providers broken down by region. This is to be used by PDLA providers on the nationwide roster to refer cases on to another lawyer as necessary (e.g., where attendance is required in person).
Police Factsheet for PDLA Holiday Roster 2025 [PDF, 97 KB]
If you have any questions regarding the PDLA Holiday Roster, contact us at pdla@justice.govt.nz.
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