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General legal aid enquiries
Phone: 0800 2 LEGAL AID (0800 253 425)
Supporting our customers:
If you are deaf, hearing impaired, blind and/or speech impaired, you can contact us using a communication service called New Zealand Relay (NZ Relay). All NZ Relay calls are strictly confidential, so your information is safe and secure. NZ Relay's services are available 24 hours, 365 days a year. If you would like to find out more about using NZ Relay’s free services to contact us, please visit their website.(external link)
If English is not your first language, you can request a free interpreter when calling the Ministry of Justice. Our staff are equipped to use Connecting Now as an interpreting service, simply say the name of the language you speak, and we will connect you to an interpreter for the duration of the call. Connecting Now is available to you 24 hours, 365 days a year.