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
The documents below aim to assist people involved in court proceedings
who have English as a second language. They contain translations of standard
family violence terms. These translations should be used by interpreters in
proceedings involving family violence.
Arabic - Family violence translations [PDF, 216 KB]
Chinese (Simplified) - Family violence translations [PDF, 102 KB]
Chinese (Traditional) -Family violence translations [PDF, 154 KB]
Farsi - Family violence translations [PDF, 154 KB]
Hindi - Family violence translations [PDF, 185 KB]
Japanese - Family violence translations [PDF, 182 KB]
Korean - Family violence translations [PDF, 127 KB]
Kurdish - Family violence translations [PDF, 175 KB]
Punjabi - Family violence translations [PDF, 134 KB]
Samoan - Family violence translations [PDF, 96 KB]
Spanish - Family violence translations [PDF, 43 KB]
Thai - Family violence translations [PDF, 108 KB]
Tongan - Family violence translations [PDF, 98 KB]
Vietnamese - Family violence translations [PDF, 104 KB]
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