Contact Special Education

Phone 0800 622 222 or email special.education@minedu.govt.nz with questions about special education or if you’re looking for an appropriate referral to a district office.

National Office

Phone our National Office on 04 463 8000 with questions about strategy or policy relating to special education or if you have a complaint about a school or a special education service.

District offices

Contact your district office (see list below) for information about accessing services and support locally or if you have a complaint about a school or a special education service.

Traumatic Incident team

Contact our Traumatic Incident team on 0800 848 326 if your school needs support to manage an incident or crisis.

National, regional and district 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
Post is vacant, Regional Manager Northern
Level 3, Eden 5 Building
12 - 18 Normanby Road, Mt Eden, Auckland 1024
Private Bag 92 644, Symonds St, Auckland 1150
Phone 09 632 9400
Fax 09 632 9401
Tai Tokerau District Office
Tim Andersen
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 6930
Fax 09 408 6261
Northwest District Office
Sue Hutton
District Manager

Level 1, 102 Rosedale Road
Albany, North Shore City 0632
PO Box 305160, Triton Plaza, 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
Ezra Schuster
District Manager
Unit I, 16 Bishop Dunn Place, Botany South
PO Box 217046, Botany Junction, Manukau 2164
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, Auckland 1024
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
Kris MacDonald
(Acting) Regional Manager Central North
19 Home Straight, Te Rapa
PO Box 774, Hamilton 3240
Phone 07 850 8880
Fax 07 850 8997
Waikato District Office
Bruce McIntosh
District Manager
19 Home Straight, Te Rapa
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 07 867 9520
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
District Manager
Level 3, Regional 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
Bay of Plenty West District Office
Graham Parker
District Manager
Level 3, 1144 Pukaki Street,
Rotorua 3010
PO Box 701, Rotorua 3040
Phone 07 343 1371
Fax 07 349 2560
Taupo Centre Totara Park, 31 Totara Street
PO Box 986, Taupo 3330
Phone 07 376 1870
Fax 07 377 2598
Gisborne District Office
Wayne Spence
District Manager
39 Gladstone Road
PO Box 658, Gisborne 4040
Phone 06 869 1520
Fax 06 869 1521
Freephone 0508 656 565
Hawke's Bay District Office
Grant Gunning
District Manager
8 A Lever Street, Ahuriri 4110
PO Box 147, Napier 4140
Phone 06 833 6730
Fax 06 833 6731

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Central South region

Office Address Contact numbers
Central South Region
Murray Roberts
Regional Manager
Level 2, 19 Market Grove, Lower Hutt 5010
PO Box 30 177, Lower Hutt 5040
Phone 04 439 4600
Fax 04 570 3649
Taranaki District Office
Margaret Carvill
District Manager
L,4 PWC Centre, 54 Gill Street,
New Plymouth 4310
PO Box 8158, New Plymouth 4342
Phone 06 757 6400
Fax 06 758 4135
Hawera Centre C/o Hawera Primary School, 261 South Road, Hawera 4610
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), Palmerston North 4410
PO Box 1154, Palmerston North 4440
Phone 06 350 9850
Fax 06 355 0503
Whanganui Centre 93 Ingestre Street, Whanganui 4500
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 5542
Phone 06 364 0840
Fax 06 364 0864
Greater Wellington District Office
Ansie Nortje
District Manager
Level 2, 19 Market Grove, Lower Hutt 5010
PO Box 30 177, Lower Hutt 5040
Phone 04 439 4600
Fax 04 570 3667
Masterton Centre 49 Lincoln Road. Masterton 5810
PO Box 862, Masterton 5840
Phone 06 370 5510
Fax 06 378 9573
Porirua Centre Level 1, 7 Herriot Drive, Porirua 5022
PO Box 50 136, Porirua 5240
Phone 04 463 4800
Fax 04 237 5808

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Southern region

Office Address Contact numbers
Southern Region
Adele Peart-Baillie
Regional Manager
39 Princess Street, Christchurch 8041
PO Box 2522, Addington, Christchurch 8140
Phone 03 378 7300
Fax 03 378 7302

Marlborough/Nelson/West Coast District Office
Patrick McEntyre
Acting District Manager

19 Haven Road, Nelson 7010
PO Box 282, Nelson 7040
Phone 03 546 3470
Fax 03 539 1501
Blenheim Centre 18 Stephenson Street, Blenheim 7201
PO Box 826, Blenheim 7240
Phone 03 579 1870
Fax 03 578 1860
Greymouth Centre

Blanchfield House
Cnr Guinness & Albert Streets
Greymouth 7805
PO Box 246, Greymouth 7840

Phone 03 768 2010
Fax 03 768 7750
Westport Centre Westport South School, Derby Street, Westport 7825
PO Box 408, Westport 7866
Phone 03 789 8998
Fax 03 789 8974
Motueka Centre 27B Talbot Street, Motueka 7120 Phone 03 528 1750
Fax 03 528 1149
Canterbury District Office
Lukas Swart
District Manager
39 Princess Street, Christchurch 8041
PO Box 2522, Addington, Christchurch 8140
Phone 03 378 7300
Fax 03 378 7302
Christchurch Office 39 Princess Street, Christchurch 8041
PO Box 2522, Christchurch 8140
Phone 03 378 7300
Fax 03 378 7302
Rural South - Timaru 241 Selwyn Street
Timaru 7910
PO Box 155, Timaru 7940
Phone 03 687 2800
Fax 03 687 2829
Ashburton Centre 49A Winter Street, Ashburton

Phone 03 308 6908
Fax 03 308 2281

Otago District Office
Patrick Crowley
District Manager
414 Moray Place, Dunedin 9016
Private Bag 1971, Dunedin 9054
Phone 03 471 5200
Fax 03 479 0541
Balclutha Centre C/- Balclutha Primary School, Lanark St
Balclutha 9230
PO Box 72, Balclutha 9240
Phone 03 418 1176
Fax 03 418 1176
Southern Lakes Centre Barry Avenue, Cromwell 9310
PO Box 142, Cromwell 9342
Phone 03 445 3750
Fax 03 445 1770
Oamaru Centre C/- Waitaki Boys High School
Waitaki Avenue, Oamaru 9400
PO Box 287, Oamaru 9444
Phone 03 437 2386
Fax 03 437 2553
Southland District Office
Christine Menzies
District Manager
190 Forth Street, Invercargill 9810
PO Box 887, Invercargill 9840
Phone 03 211 8000
Fax 03 211 8001

Contact details for Regional Directors can be found under the Related Downloads below.



Content last updated: 14 May 2013