0800 COURTS closes at 3:00pm 24 December 2025, for urgent matters (relating to family matter or bail conditions), please call 0800 253 425. 0800 4 FINES closes at 7:00pm, 24 December 2025. Our Contact Centres will reopen at 8:00am on Monday 5 January 2026. National Office (Aitken Street, Wellington) reception will be closed from 3:00pm on Friday 19 December, reopening at 8:00am on Monday 5 January 2026. For more information, see Court and Tribunal hours
This section has different ways that you can get legal aid forms.
This is the quickest option where you can download and print the form.
Download PDFs of the legal aid forms
These templates take a little longer to set up for first use, but will save you time and effort. They make calculations easy for tax invoices, amendments and application forms. Enter the required details and the template does the calculations for you. You can edit them, save them as a Word document and print them.
You can download the templates as a single package and install them on your computer. If you want to update your package, the new installer will automatically uninstall any older versions for you.
Download the Word template package [ZIP, 3.3 MB]
Read the frequently asked questions for help [PDF, 98 KB]
You can also download a zipped file of the individual form templates. This will require a manual installation to the location where you keep your shared templates.
Download the individual form templates [ZIP, 7.9 MB]
If you have a general query about legal aid, call 0800 2 Legal Aid (0800 253 425).
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