Local Ministry offices
Our regional offices are the first contact for early learning services, schools, parents and the wider community. There are 12 Ministry of Education areas covering New Zealand.
- Te Tai Tokerau
- Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
- Waikato
- Bay of Plenty, Waiariki
- Hawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti
- Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
- Wellington
- Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast
- Canterbury, Chatham Islands
- Otago, Southland
- More information
Te Tai Tokerau
Director of Education for Te Tai Tokerau: Hira Gage
Email: enquiries.whangarei@education.govt.nz
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Te Tai Tokerau area office 24 Kaka Street |
PO Box 911 DX Number: AX10002 |
Phone: +64 9 436 8900 Fax: +64 9 436 8902 |
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Kerikeri centre 9 Hobson Avenue |
PO Box 797 DX Number: AX10058 |
Phone: +64 9 407 4880 Fax: +64 9 407 6263 |
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Kaitaia centre 2–12 Commerce Street |
PO Box 580 DX Number: AX10066 |
Phone: +64 9 408 6944 Fax: +64 9 408 6261 |
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
Tāmaki Herenga Waka (south and southwest)
Director of Education for Tāmaki Herenga Waka: Deidre Alderson
Email: enquiries.waka@education.govt.nz
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Botany office Unit I, 16 Bishop Dunn Place |
PO Box 217046 DX Number: EX10956 |
Phone: +64 9 265 3000 Fax: +64 9 265 3199 |
Tāmaki Herenga Manawa (central and east)
Director of Education for Tāmaki Herenga Manawa: Jason Swann
Email: enquiries.manawa@education.govt.nz
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| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Maungawhau (Mt Eden) office 12–18 Normanby Road |
Private Bag 92644 DX Number: CX10104 |
Phone: +64 9 632 9400 Fax:+64 9 632 9401 |
Tāmaki Herenga Tāngata (north and west)
Director of Education for Tāmaki Herenga Tāngata: Tanya Harvey
Email: Enquiries.TamakiHT@education.govt.nz
If you would like information about your school's staffing or provisional roll, email Staffing.TamakiHT@education.govt.nz.
For all Early Learning enquiries and licensing applications North and West, email: ECELicensing.TamakiHT@education.govt.nz.
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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North office Level 1, 102 Rosedale Road |
PO Box 305160 DX Number: BX10652 |
Phone: +64 9 487 1100 Fax: +64 9 487 1187 |
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West Auckland centre Ground floor, 10 Montel Avenue |
PO Box 21 057 DX Number: CX10083 |
Phone: +64 9 632 0390 Fax: +64 9 836 6620 |
Waikato
Director of Education for Waikato: Marcus Freke
Email: enquiries.hamilton@education.govt.nz
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Hamilton office 19 Home Straight |
PO Box 774 DX Number: GX10047 |
Phone: +64 7 850 8880 |
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Thames centre 404 Queen Street |
DX Number: GX10058 |
Phone: +64 7 850 8880 |
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Tokoroa centre 101–181 Leith Place |
PO Box 774 DX Number: GX10047 |
Phone: +64 7 850 8880 |
Bay of Plenty, Waiariki
Director of Education for Bay of Plenty, Waiariki (including Rotorua and Taupō): Tui Rolleston
Email: enquiries.bop-waiariki@education.govt.nz
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Rotorua office Level 3 |
PO Box 1749 DX Number: JX10522 |
Phone: +64 7 349 7399 Fax: +64 7 349 7398 |
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Tauranga office 132 First Avenue |
PO Box 15564 DX Number: HX11045 |
Phone: +64 7 571 7800 Fax: +64 7 571 7864 |
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Whakatane office Shelby House |
Shelby House DX Number: JX10505 |
Phone: +64 7 306 2500 Fax: +64 7 308 5648 |
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Taupō office Totara Park |
PO Box 986 DX Number: PX10002 |
Phone: +64 7 376 1870 Fax: +64 7 377 2598 |
Hawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti
Director of Education for Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti: Daniel Murfitt
Email: enquiries.hbtairawhiti@education.govt.nz
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Napier office 8A Lever Street |
PO Box 147 DX Number: MX10022 |
Phone: +64 6 833 6730 Freephone (NZ only): 0508 757 575 |
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Gisborne office 42 Grey Street |
PO Box 658 DX Number: PX10065 |
Phone: +64 6 869 1520 Freephone (NZ only): 0508 656 565 |
Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
Director of Education for Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū: Marlene Clarkson
Email: enquiries.whanganui@education.govt.nz
Freephone (NZ only): 0800 333 032
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Whanganui office 93 Ingestre Street |
Private Bag 3012 DX Number: PX10045 |
Phone: +64 6 349 6300 |
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New Plymouth office 37 Dawson Street |
PO Box 8158 DX Number: NX10012 |
Phone: +64 6 757 6400 |
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Palmerston North office 1–3 Oxford Street (Corner of Ferguson and Oxford Streets) |
PO Box 1154 DX Number: PX10023 |
Phone: +64 6 350 9850 |
Wellington
Director of Education for Wellington: Roy Sye
Email: enquiries.lowerhutt@education.govt.nz
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Lower Hutt office 1 Market Grove |
PO Box 30177 DX Number: SX10073 |
Phone: +64 4 463 8699 Fax: +64 04 463 8698 |
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Paraparaumu office 44 Ihakara Street |
PO Box 150 DX Number: SX10076 |
Phone: +64 4 463 1000 |
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Masterton administration hub |
PO Box 862, DX Number: PX10008 |
Phone: +64 6 370 5510 |
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Porirua centre Level 1, 7 Heriot Drive |
PO Box 50 136, DX Number: SX10141 |
Phone: +64 4 463 4800 |
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast
Director of Education for Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast: Andrea Williams
Email: enquiries.nelson@education.govt.nz
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact number/Email |
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Nelson office 19 Haven Road |
PO Box 282 DX Number: WX10712 |
Phone: +64 3 546 3470 |
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Blenheim centre 18 Stephenson Street |
PO Box 826 DX Number: WX10514 |
Phone: +64 3 579 1870 |
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Greymouth office Corner Guinness and Albert Street |
PO Box 246, DX Number: WX10408 |
Phone: +64 3 768 2010 |
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Westport centre Westport South School |
PO Box 246, DX Number: WX10408 |
Phone: +64 3 789 2010 |
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Motueka centre 27B Talbot Street |
PO Box 282 |
Phone: +64 3 528 1750 |
Canterbury, Chatham Islands
Director of Education for Canterbury, Chatham Islands: Coralanne Child
Email: enquiries.christchurch@education.govt.nz
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Christchurch office Te Urutī |
PO Box 2522, Addington DX Number: WX10005 |
Phone: +64 3 378 7300
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Rural south – Timaru 241 Selwyn Street |
PO Box 155, DX Number: WX10621 |
Phone: +64 3 687 2800 |
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Ashburton centre 49A Winter Street |
49A Winter Street, DX Number: WX10603 |
Phone: +64 3 378 7300
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Otago, Southland
Director of Education for Otago, Southland: Julie Anderson
Email: bsg.os@education.govt.nz
| Address for couriers and reception | Postal address | Contact numbers |
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Dunedin office 414 Moray Place |
Private Bag 1971 DX Number: YX10126 |
Phone: +64 3 471 5200 Email: bsg.os@education.govt.nz |
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Invercargill office 111 Spey Street |
PO Box 887 DX Number: YX10209 |
Phone: +64 3 211 8000 Email: bsg.os@education.govt.nz |
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Balclutha centre |
Private Bag 1971 DX Number: YX10126 |
Phone: +64 3 471 5200 Email: bsg.os@education.govt.nz |
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Southern Lakes centre Barry Avenue (Behind Cromwell College) |
PO Box 142 DX Number ZX10311 |
Phone: +64 3 445 3750 Email: bsg.os@education.govt.nz |
More information
Make a complaint about the Ministry
If your school needs support to manage an incident or crisis, call the Traumatic Incident team:
Freephone (NZ only): 0800 848 326
Find out how to make a claim if you believe you were neglected or abused at a residential specialist school before 1989.
Sensitive claims of abuse in state schools
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