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
Palmerston North | Te Papaioea High & District Courts
486 Main Street East
Palmerston North
9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
Phone: 0800 268 787
From overseas: +64 9 583 1900
Fax General: 06 952 6202
Fax Family Court: 06 952 6246
Palmerston North District Court
PX10031
Palmerston North
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster
Wheelchair access is located at the front doors to the right of the main entrance
High Court
Youth Court - Fridays, fortnightly
Family Court
Pay a fine
Jury Service
Disputes Tribunal
Tenancy Tribunal
Land Valuation Tribunal
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