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
Guidelines for conferences in the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal [PDF, 166 KB]
Guidelines for expert conferrals [PDF, 136 KB]
Guidelines for hearings [PDF, 331 KB]
Guidelines for self-represented applicants [PDF, 182 KB]
Guidelines for settlement conferences [PDF, 216 KB]
CEIT application form [PDF, 111 KB]
CEIT Authority to Act form [PDF, 179 KB]
CEIT Response Form [PDF, 217 KB]
CEIT practice notes 2022 [PDF, 460 KB]
CEIT Practice note High Court on transferring claims [PDF, 372 KB]