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Welcome to the Ministry of Justice Media Centre where you can find media contacts for the Ministry of Justice and New Zealand’s judges.
If you have media questions about the Ministry, policy, specialist courts and tribunals, fines, reparation. See below for inquiries about:
Email: media@justice.govt.nz
Phone: 04 918 8836
If you have media questions about historic Treaty of Waitangi claims and the Marine and Coastal Areas Act.
Email: otsmedia@justice.govt.nz
Phone: 04 5249183
If you have media questions about the work of the judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and the High Court. Also queries regarding the Media and Courts Committee(external link).
Cate Brett
Chief Advisor Judicial Development and Communications
The Office of the Chief Justice
Phone: (04) 466 3437
Email: cate.brett@courts.govt.nz
If you have media questions about the judges of the District Court, including the judges of the Family Court and Youth Court, please contact:
Marie McNicholas
marie.mcnicholas@justice.govt.nz
027 882 2225
Annie May
annie.may@justice.govt.nz
027 291 7573
If you have media questions about coroners, coronial inquiries and inquests, and coronial findings:
Email: media@justice.govt.nz
Phone: 04 918 8836
We work with a number of other justice sector agencies who are responsible for investigating crime, crime prevention, prosecuting people who break the law, and then implementing the sentences given by the court. If you have media questions about these issues you need to call: