Approved AOD report writer finder

Overview

The approved alcohol and other drug (AOD) report writers’ service provides a national panel of approved AOD report writers to prepare AOD reports. The panel includes qualified AOD report writers who can prepare AOD reports for criminal court cases.

Court registry staff, legal aid and Public Defence Service (PDS) lawyers can use the panel to find and engage an approved report writer.

Use the finder tool below to search for approved AOD report writers in your area. All approved report writers offer online assessments.

Learn more about the service here:
Approved Alcohol and Other Drug Report Writers Service

How to use the finder

Use the finder tool to find an approved AOD report writer in your region.

Step one: choose your location

Select the region where you need an AOD report writer. All approved report writers offer online assessments.

If there are no available report writers in your region, we recommend searching the closest neighbouring region.

Approved report writers are available in the following regions:

Northland
Whangārei, Kaikohe, Kaitaia

Auckland

Bay of Plenty
Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatāne

Waikato
Hamilton, Taupō, Thames

Gisborne

Hawke's Bay
Napier, Hastings

Taranaki
New Plymouth

Manawatū-Whanganui
Palmerston North, Whanganui, Levin

Wellington
Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Masterton

Tasman
Nelson

Canterbury
Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru

West Coast
Greymouth, Westport

Otago
Dunedin, Queenstown

Southland
Invercargill, Gore

Step two: find an approved report writer

Click "find provider" to view a list of approved report writers in your selected region.

Step three: contact an approved report writer

Contact you preferred approved report writer directly using the contact details provided.

Note:

• All report writers offer online assessments.
• Select ‘Reset’ at any time to clear your selections and start a new search.
• Contact report writers directly to check their availability for travel.
• Searches by a report writer’s name are not available.
• To see all approved report writers, in the finder tool click on "filters" and select "all". 
• Report writers are displayed in a random order.