Contact Details for Central and Local Government

In New Zealand 78 territorial, regional, and unitary councils make up local government. Various central government agencies and entities provide policy guidance and essential services. It can be difficult to find their contact details when you want to have your say on issues they’re consulting on, report an issue or to give them a compliment. We hope this summary list (which is not exhaustive) makes it easier to contact your local council or government agency.

Each entry for a council or agency on this page is structured as follows:

General contact details
Complaints, feedback, or compliments
Public consultations

Note, not every entry for a council or agency on this page has a complaint or consultation function on their website.

The Public Service Commission also has a helpful resource on how to make a complaint to a government department.

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Central Government

Contact Details for Central and Local Government

Central Government

Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)

Broadcasting Commission (NZ On Air)

Broadcasting Standards Authority

Charter School Agency

Children and Young People’s Commission

Civil Aviation Authority

Climate Change Commission

Commerce Commission

Criminal Cases Review Commission

Crown Law Office

Department of Conservation

Department of Corrections

Department of Internal Affairs

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Education Review Office

Electoral Commission

Electricity Authority

Environmental Protection Authority

Financial Markets Authority

Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Government Communications Security Bureau

Health and Disability Commission

Health New Zealand

Health Quality and Safety Commission

Human Rights Commission

Independent Children’s Monitor

Independent Police Conduct Authority

Inland Revenue Department (IRD)

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities

Land Information New Zealand

Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

Ministry for Children

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Disabled People

Ministry of Education

Ministry for the Environment

Ministry for Ethnic Communities

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Māori Development

Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Ministry for Primary Industries

Ministry for Regulation

Ministry of Social Development

Ministry of Transport

Ministry for Women

National Emergency Management Agency

New Zealand Customs Service

New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand Infrastructure Commission

New Zealand Police

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service

New Zealand Transport Agency

New Zealand Qualifications Authority

Office for Māori Crown Relations

The Office of the Auditor General

Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

Office of Ombudsman

Parliamentary Counsel Office

Parliament

Pharmaceutical Management Agency

Privacy Commissioner

Public Service Commission

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Serious Fraud Office

Social Investment Agency

Stats NZ

Tertiary Education Commission

Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi (Māori Broadcasting Funding Agency)

Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission)

The Treasury

WorkSafe New Zealand

Local Government

Ashburton District Council