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
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You should file your documents in the High Court registry where your case is being heard.
You can file a document by:
The document is filed when it is received by the Registry. If you do not deliver the document to the Registry by hand, you will be notified when the document has been received by the Registry.
A list of the New Zealand High Court registries, and their contact details, is available on the Ministry’s website.