Special Education contacts

Contact details for the Ministry of Education's Special Education national, district and local offices.

Office Address Contact numbers
National Office Level 3, 45-47 Pipitea Street, PO Box 1666
Thorndon, Wellington
Phone 04 463 8000
Fax 04 463 8254

Northern region

Office Address Contact numbers
Northern Region
Jean Smith
Regional Manager Northern
Exec Officer: Kayne Good
Level 3, Eden 5 Building
12 - 18 Normanby Road, Mt Eden
Private Bag 92 644, Symonds St, Auckland 1150
Phone 09 632 9400
Fax 09 632 9401
Tai Tokerau District Office
Belinda Woodman
Acting District Manager
10 Awaroa River Road
PO Box 911, Whangarei 0140
Phone 09 436 8900
Fax 09 436 8902
Kaikohe Centre 113 Broadway
PO Box 355, Kaikohe 0440
Phone 09 405 2780
Fax 09 405 2786
Kaitaia Centre 1st Floor, 1 Melba St
PO Box 580, Kaitaia 0441
Phone 09 408 6260
Fax 09 408 6261
Northwest District Office
Adele Peart-Baillie
District Manager
Level 1, 102 Rosedale Road
Albany, North Shore City 0757
Phone 09 487 1100
Fax 09 487 1187
West Auckland Centre 10 Montel Avenue
PO Box 21 057, Henderson, Waitakere City 0650
Phone 09 632 0390
Fax 09 836 6620
Manukau District Office
Sue Hutton
District Manager
Unit 1, 16 Bishop Dunn Place, Botany South
PO Box 217046, Botany Junction, Manukau 2146
Phone 09 265 3000
Fax 09 265 3199
Auckland City District Office
Marilyn Mitchell
District Manager
Level 3, Eden 5 Building, 12 - 18 Normanby Road, Mt Eden
Private Bag 92 644, Symonds St, Auckland 1150
Phone 09 632 9400
Fax 09 632 9401
Maungawhau Centre Level 3, Eden 5 Building, 12 - 18 Normanby Road, Mt Eden
Private Bag 92 644, Symonds St, Auckland 1150
Phone 09 632 9400
Fax 09 632 9401

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Central North region

Office Address Contact numbers
Central North Region
Murray Williams
Regional Manager Central North
Exec Officer: Margaret Donaldson
Ken Browne Drive
PO Box 774, Hamilton 3240
Phone 07 850 8888
Fax 07 850 8997
Waikato District Office
Bruce McIntosh
District Manager
Ken Browne Drive
P O Box 774, Hamilton 3240
Phone 07 850 8880
Fax 07 850 8998
Thames Centre 404 Queen Street
PO Box 386, Thames 3540
Phone 07 868 9490
Fax 07 868 7641
Taumarunui Centre C/- Taumarunui Primary School, Hakiaha Street
PO Box 215, Taumaranui 3946
Phone 07 895 5453
Fax 07 895 5453
Tokoroa Centre 32-34 Bridge Street
PO Box 392, Tokoroa 3444
Phone 07 886 7222
Fax 07 886 7222
Bay of Plenty East District Office
Nicky Hampshire
Acting District Manager
Level 3, Regency House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga 3110 Phone 07 571 7800
Fax 07 571 7864
Whakatane Centre Shelby House, 22 Louvain Street, Whakatane 3120 Phone 07 306 2500
Fax 07 308 5648
Poutama Pounamu Educational Research Centre
Mere Berryman
Manager
Block J, Welcome Bay School, 309 Welcome Bay Road, Tauranga 3112 Phone 07 544 3581
Fax 07 544 0723
Bay of Plenty West District Office
Graham Parker
District Manager
Level 3, 1144 Pukaki Street
PO Box 701, Rotorua 3040
Phone 07 343 1371
Fax 07 349 2560
Taupo Centre Totara Park, 31 Totara Street
PO Box 986, Taupo 3351
Phone 07 376 1870
Fax 07 377 2598
Gisborne District Office
Wayne Spence
District Manager
2nd Floor Rockforte Tower Building, Cnr Gladstone Rd & Grey St
PO Box 658, Gisborne 4040
Phone 06 868 0120
Fax 06 868 0121
Freephone 0508 656 565
Hawke's Bay District Office
Grant Gunning
District Manager
8 A Lever Street, Ahuriri
PO Box 147, Napier 4110
Phone 06 833 6730
Fax 06 833 6731

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Central South region

Office Address Contact numbers
Central South Region
Jacky Burgon
District Manager
Exec Officer: Chris Marshall
Level 2, 19 Market Grove
PO Box 30 177, Lower Hutt 5040
Phone 04 439 4600
Fax 04 570 3649
Taranaki District Office
Margaret Carvill
District Manager
L,4 Tasman Towers, 52-58 Gill Street
PO Box 8158, New Plymouth 4342
Phone 06 758 7858
Fax 06 758 4135
Hawera Centre C/o Hawera Primary School, 261 South Road, Hawera
PO Box 8158, New Plymouth 4342
Phone 06 278 8510
Fax 06 278 7394
Central District Office
Garth Bennie
District Manager
1-3 Oxford Street, (cnr of Ferguson and Oxford Street)
PO Box 1154, Palmerston North 4440
Phone 06 357 9245
Fax 06 355 0503
Palmerston North Centre 1-3 Oxford Street, (cnr of Ferguson and Oxford Street)
PO Box 1154, Palmerston North 4440
Phone 06 357 9245
Fax 06 355 0503
Whanganui Centre 93 Ingestre Street
PO Box 4045, Whanganui 4541
Phone 06 349 6300
Fax 06 349 6301
Horowhenua/Kapiti Centre At Otaki College (1st building on right through main gate), Mill Road
PO Box 9, Otaki 5541
Phone 06 364 0840
Fax 06 364 0864
Greater Wellington District Office
Cristina Gnida
Acting District Manager
Level 2, 19 Market Grove
PO Box 30 177, Lower Hutt 5040
Phone 04 439 4600
Fax 04 570 3667
Masterton Centre 49 Lincoln Road
PO Box 862, Masterton 5840
Phone 06 370 0140
Fax 06 378 9573
Wellington Centre Level 4, 204-206 Thorndon Quay
PO Box 123 71, Wellington 6144
Phone 04 439 5000
Fax 04 439 5001
Porirua Centre 5 Tutu Place
PO Box 50 136, Porirua 5022
Phone 04 463 4800
Fax 04 237 5808

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Southern region

Office Address Contact numbers
Southern Region
Murray Roberts
Regional Manager
Exec Officer: Emma Mitchell
39 Princess Street
PO Box 2522, Christchurch 8140
Phone 03 378 7300
Fax 03 378 7302
Marlborough/Nelson/West Coast District Office
David Pluck
District Manager
19 Haven Road
PO Box 282, Nelson 7040
Phone 03 546 3470
Fax 03 539 1501
Blenheim Centre 18 Stephenson Street
PO Box 826, Blenheim 7240
Phone 03 578 5917
Fax 03 578 1860
Greymouth Centre Government Building, Cnr Tainui & Puketahi Street
PO Box 246, Greymouth 7840
Phone 03 768 7210
Fax 03 768 7750
Westport Centre Westport South School, Derby Street
PO Box 408, Westport 7866
Phone 03 789 8998
Fax 03 789 8974
Motueka Centre 27B Talbot Street, Motueka 7120 Phone 03 528 1148
Fax 03 528 1149
Canterbury District Office
Lukas Swart & Sally Ellison
Acting District Managers
39 Princess Street
PO Box 2522, Christchurch 8140
Phone 03 378 7300
Fax 03 378 7302
Christchurch Office 39 Princess Street
PO Box 2522, Christchurch 8140
Phone 03 378 7300
Fax 03 378 7302
Rural South - Timaru Level 5, Cantec House, 24 George Street
PO Box 155, Timaru 7940
Phone 03 687 2800
Fax 03 687 2829
Rural North - Rangiora 137 Kippenberger Ave
PO Box 433, Rangiora 7440
Phone 03 313 8215
Fax 03 313 3510
Ashburton Centre C/- Ashburton College, Walnut Avenue, Ashburton
All correspondence to
PO Box 155, Timaru 7940
Phone 03 308 2054
Fax 03 308 2281
Otago District Office
Patrick Crowley
District Manager
414 Moray Place, Private Bag 1971, Dunedin 9058 Phone 03 471 5200
Fax 03 479 0541
Balclutha Centre C/- Balclutha Primary School, Lanark St
PO Box 72, Balclutha 9240
Phone 03 418 1176
Fax 03 418 1176
Southern Lakes Centre Arrow Lane
PO Box 93, Arrowtown 9351
Phone 03 442 1575
Fax 03 442 1475
Oamaru Centre C/- Waitaki Boys High School
Waitaki Avenue, PO Box 287, Oamaru 9444
Phone 03 437 2386
Fax 03 437 2553
Southland District Office
Christine Menzies
District Manager
190 Forth Street, PO Box 887, Invercargill 9840 Phone 03 211 8000
Fax 03 211 8001



Content last updated: 30 July 2010