Our Contact Centre will be closed from 5pm on 24 December 2024, reopening at 8am on 3 January 2025. National Office (Aitken Street, Wellington) reception will be closed from 5pm on Friday 20 December, reopening at 8am on Monday 6 January 2025. For more information, see Court and Tribunal hours
Civil proceedings in the District Court are open to the public and the media, with some exceptions. During the proceedings, if the judge asks you to leave, you are obliged to do so.
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