Contact us
Contact information including postal and courier addresses for general queries, early childhood education, resourcing and schooling, education payroll, special education, and data management queries.
Main contacts
Phone +64 4 463 8000
Fax +64 4 463 8001
National Office address for couriers and reception
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
Level 3 (Reception)
45-47 Pipitea Street
Thorndon
Wellington |
PO Box 1666
Wellington 6140 |
Contact information for our regional offices can be found below.
Information services
See our Help centre first before sending an email query.
General
For general queries, including Official Information Act (OIA) requests:
Email info@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8000
If you know the name of the person you want to contact, you can email them at firstname.lastname@minedu.govt.nz.
Communications
All media queries should be directed to our media team.
Matt Radley | Senior Media Advisor
Phone +64 4 463 8391 | Mobile + 64 21 241 6078
Email matt.radley@minedu.govt.nz
Megan Heffield | Senior Media Advisor
Phone + 64 4 463 8017 | Mobile +64 27 283 6122
Email megan.heffield@minedu.govt.nz
Data Management
Email information.officer@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8000
Early childhood education queries
Email ece.info@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8000
Education service payroll
For all education sector payroll queries including all staff in the state and state-integrated schools
Email resourcing@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8383
Industrial relations queries
Email industrial.relations@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8155
International Education
Email international.division@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8000
Privacy Officer
See our Privacy statement.
If you have concerns about personal information held by the Ministry of Education please contact:
Privacy Officer
Ministry of Education
PO Box 1666
Wellington 6140
Email privacy@minedu.govt.nz
Phone + 64 4 463 8000 | Fax +64 4 463 8001
Property management
For all queries about state and state-integrated school properties
Email property.help@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8284
Resourcing
For all school resourcing queries including funding, school staffing, reimbursements to schools, payments to individuals, workers accident insurance, record keeping and audit and forms
Email resourcing@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8383
Special education queries
Find your local Ministry of Education Special Education office.
Email special.education@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8767 | Fax +64 4 463 8254
TeachNZ
For all queries about becoming a teacher, overseas trained teachers or returning to teaching
Email teachnz@minedu.govt.nz
Phone 0800 165 225
Fax + 64 4 463 8456
Website queries
For technical and accessibility queries about our website:
Email web.services@minedu.govt.nz
Phone +64 4 463 8000
You can also use our feedback form.
Regional offices
See also contact information for our Special Education offices
Northern region
Whangarei
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
The Money Factory
10 Awaroa River Road
Onerahi 1
Whangarei |
PO Box 911
Whangarei 0140
Northland |
Email enquiries.whangarei@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (09) 436 8900 | Fax (09) 436 8901 |
Auckland
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
12-18 Normanby Road
Mt Eden
Auckland |
Private Bag 92644
Symonds Street
Auckland 1150 |
Email enquiries.auckland@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (09) 632 9400 | Fax (09) 632 9401 |
Central North region
Hamilton
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
Level 2
150 London Street
Hamilton |
Private Bag 3011
Hamilton 3240 |
|
Email enquiries.hamilton@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (07) 858 7130 | Fax (07) 858 7131 / (07) 858 7132 (Network Division) |
Rotorua
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
Level 4
1144 Pukaki Street
Rotorua |
PO Box 1749
Rotorua 3040 |
Email enquiries.rotorua@minedu.govt.nz
Phone: (07) 349 7399 | Fax (07) 349 7398 |
Napier
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
8A Lever Street
Ahuriri
Napier |
PO Box 147
Napier 4140 |
Email enquiries.napier@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (06) 833 6730 | Fax (06) 833 6731 |
Central South region
Lower Hutt
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
19 Market Grove
Lower Hutt |
PO Box 30177
Lower Hutt 5040 |
Email enquiries.lowerhutt@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (04) 463 8699 | Fax (04) 463 8698 / (04) 463 8697 (Network Division) |
Whanganui
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
93 Ingestre Street
Whanganui |
Private Bag 3012
Whanganui 4540 |
Email enquiries.whanganui@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (06) 349 6300 | Fax (06) 349 6301 |
Southern region
Nelson
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
19 Haven Road
Nelson 7010 |
PO Box 282
Nelson 7040 |
Email enquiries.nelson@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (03) 546 3470 | Fax (03) 539 1501 |
Christchurch
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
39 Princess Street, Addington
Christchurch |
PO Box 2522
Christchurch 8140 |
Email enquiries.christchurch@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (03) 378 7300
Fax (03) 378 7308 or (03) 378 7302 (Special Education) |
Dunedin
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
414 Moray Place
Dunedin |
Private Bag 1971
Dunedin 9054 |
Email enquiries.dunedin@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (03) 471 5200 | Fax (03) 471 5201 |
Invercargill
| Address for couriers and reception |
Postal address |
190 Forth Street
Invercargill |
PO Box 887
Invercargill 9840 |
Email enquiries.invercargill@minedu.govt.nz
Phone (03) 211 8000 | Fax (03) 211 8001 |