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
Gisborne | Tūranganui-a-Kiwa High & District Courts
1 Customhouse Street
Gisborne
9am-5pm, Mondays
9:30am-5pm, Tuesdays
9am-5pm, Wednesday to Friday
Phone: 0800 268 787
Gisborne District Court
PX10091
Gisborne
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster
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