Justice of the Peace Service Desks

*Appointments are not required but please be aware there may be a wait in some of the busier areas.

*Do not sign your documents before coming to see the JP.

*If you have copies to be certified, bring the original document as well.
*You may wish to take your driver licence, 18+ card, passport, or other photo identification if you have it.
*If you need a JP outside of the times listed below you can contact any JP to make a separate appointment. Find a JP

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Ashburton

Tuesday
12 Noon to 3pm	New Community House Complex	Cass Street	Ashburton

Auckland

Service Desks in the Auckland region

Bay of Plenty

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Monday
10am - 12 noon	Arataki Community Centre	Zambuk Way, Mount Maunganui view on Google Maps	07 577 8565
1.00pm - 4.00pm	Citizens Advice Bureau	Hamilton Street view on Google Maps	07 578 1592
Tuesday
10am - 12 noon	Te Tuinga Whanau	190 Chadwick Road, Greerton view on Google Maps	07 571 0875
10am - 12 noon	Courthouse, Cameron House	46 Cameron Rd, Tauranga	027 839 4736
11am - 1pm	Mount Mainstreet Centre	Maunganui Road view on Google Maps	07 575 9911
Wednesday
9am - 11:30am	Citizens Advice Bureau	Hamilton Street view on Google Maps	07 578 1592
10:00am -12 noon	Papamoa Library	Gravatt Road view on Google Maps	07 577 7177
1pm - 3pm	Welcome Bay Community Centre	Welcome Bay Road view on Google Maps	07 544 9774
6.30pm - 7.30pm	Te Puna School Library	Te Puna Road	07 552 5715
Thursday
9am - 11:30am	Citizens Advice Bureau	Hamilton Street view on Google Maps	07 578 1592
10am - 12 noon	Te Puke Anglican Church	Jocelyn Street view on Google Maps	07 573 7970
11:30am - 1:30pm	Tauranga Multicultural Council	Historic Village, 17th Avenue view on Google Maps	07 571 6419
1pm - 3pm	Courthouse, Cameron House	46 Cameron Rd, Tauranga	027 839 4736
Friday
12 noon - 2pm	Tauranga Library	NZ Room view on Google Maps	07 577 7177
10am - 12 noon	Katikati Resource Centre	Beach Road view on Google Maps	07 549 0399
2pm - 4pm	Tauranga RSA	Cameron Road, Greerton view on Google Maps	07 578 9654
10am - 12 noon	Bethlehem Community Church	183 Moffatts Road view on Google Maps	07 579 1600
11.30am - 1.30pm	Mount Maunganui Library	400 Maunganui Road view on Google Maps	07 577 7177
2pm - 4pm	Citizens Advice Bureau	Hamilton Street view on Google Maps	07 578 1592

Canterbury

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Monday
9.30am - 1.30pm	Citizens Advice Bureau, Hornby Community Centre	8 Goulding Ave Hornby	Christchurch
Tuesday
10am - 1pm	Lincoln Library	18 Gerald Street view on Google Maps	Lincoln
11am - 1pm	Kaiapoi Library	176 Williams Street view on Google Maps	Kaiapoi
10am - 1pm	Fendalton Library	Jefferys Road	Christchurch
10am - 1pm	Halswell Library	341 Halswell Road	Christchurch
10am - 1pm	Papanui Library	35 Langdons Road view on Google Maps	Christchurch
10am -1pm	South Library, Cashmere	66 Colombo Street view on Google Maps	Christchurch
10am -1pm	Upper Riccarton Libary	71 Main South Road, Sockburn view on Google Maps	Christchurch
10am -1pm	Rangiora Library	141 Percival Street,Rangiora view on Google Maps
10am - 1 pm	Linwood Library	First Floor, Eastgate Mall, Buckleys Road view on Google Maps	Christchurch
10am -1pm	Shirley Community Library	36 Marshland Road view on Google Maps
Wednesday
12.00pm - 3.00pm	Citizens Advice Bureau, Central City	Corner Ferry Road & Williams Street	Christchurch
Thursday
9.30am - 1.30pm	Citizens Advice Bureau, Hornby Community Centre	8 Goulding Ave Hornby	Christchurch
11am - 1pm	Oxford Library (Temporary Location)	Oxford Pavillion, Pearson Park via Dohrmans Rd	Oxford
11am - 1pm From 6 July 2017	Spreydon Library	266 Barrington Street Spreydon	Christchurch

Central Districts

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Monday
11.30am - 1.30pm	Palmerston North District Court	Main Street view on Google Maps
Mon-Fri
9.30am -	Foxton Public Library	5 Clyde Street	Foxton
Tuesday
9.45am - 11.45am	Senior Citizens Hall	323 Main Street	Palmerston North
11.30am - 1.30pm	Palmerston North District Court	Main Street view on Google Maps
12:00pm -2.30pm	Citizens Advice Bureau	King Street view on Google Maps	Palmerston North
11:30am -1:30pm	Te Takere Community Centre	10 Bath Street view on Google Maps	Levin
Wednesday
11.30am - 1.30pm	Palmerston North District Court	Main Street view on Google Maps	Palmerston North
11am - 1.30pm (2nd Wed of the month)	Tararua District Council	Main Street	Pahaitua
Thursday
10:30am - 12:30pm	Hokowhitu Village Centre Rooms	Hokowhitu Village view on Google Maps	Palmerston North
11.00am - 3pm	Palmerston North District Court	Main Street view on Google Maps	Palmerston North
2pm - 3pm	Shannon Public Library	Plimmer Terrace	Shannon
Friday
9.45am - 11.45am	Senior Citizens Hall	323 Main Street	Palmerston North
11am to 1pm	Palmerston North Public Library	The Square view on Google Maps	Palmerston North
11.30am to 1.30pm	Feilding Public Library	60 Stafford Street	Feilding
11.00am to 3pm	Palmerston North District Court	Main Street view on Google Maps	Palmerston North

Eastern Bay of Plenty

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Monday
10am to 12 noon	The Council Shop	Tarawera Mall view on Google Maps	Kawerau
Tuesday
10.30am to 12.30pm	Whakatane District Courthouse	Pyne Street view on Google Maps	Whakatane
Thursday
1.30pm to 3.30pm	Whakatane District Courthouse	Pyne Street view on Google Maps	Whakatane
10.00am to 12 noon	Heartlands Service Centre	93 Church Street view on Google Maps	Opotiki

Far North

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Monday
11am - 1 pm	Kaitaia Court	13 Redan Road	Kaitaia
Wednesday	except public holidays
11am to 1pm	Procter Library	6 Cobham Road view on Google Maps	Kerikeri
11am to 1pm	Kaikohe Library		Kaikohe
Friday
11am - to 1pm	Doubtless Bay Information Centre		Doubtless Bay

Franklin

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Monday & Friday
11am to 1:30pm	Franklin Family Support	1^st floor, 6A Roulston Street, Pukekohe view on Google Maps	09 2386233
Monday to Friday
9am to 4pm	Citizen Advice Bureau	4a Opaheke Road, Papakura view on Google Maps	09 2996411
Wednesday
2pm - 4pm	Clevedon District Centre	2 North Road, Clevedon	09 379 2030
11:30am to 1:30pm	Info Centre	2 Queen Street, Waiuku view on Google Maps	09 2356201

Gisborne

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Monday to Friday
9.00am - 11.00am (Except Public Holidays)	Gisborne Court Building	1 Customhouse Street view on Google Maps	Gisborne

Hauraki

Monday
10am - 12 noon	Whitianga Service Centre	Cook Drive	Whitianga
11am - 1pm	Waihi Library		Waihi
Tuesday
11am - 1pm	HDC Service Centre		Ngatea
12 noon - 1pm	HDC Offices		Paeroa

Hawkes Bay

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Monday

10am - 12 noon

Napier CAB

Community Hub, Level 1, 62 Raffles Street, Napier
view on GoogleMaps

10am - 2pm

Hastings District Court

Eastbourne Street, Hastings

Tuesday

10am - 12 noon

Napier CAB

Community Hub, Level 1, 62 Raffles Street, Napier
view on GoogleMaps

10.30am 12.30pm

Napier District Court

251 Hastings Street, Napier

10am - 2pm

Hastings District Court

Eastbourne Street, Hastings

2pm - 4pm

Hastings Library

Cnr Eastbourne St. East & Warren St. South, Hastings.
view on GoogleMaps

Wednesday

10am - 12 noon

Napier CAB

Community Hub, Level 1, 62 Raffles Street, Napier
view on GoogleMaps

10am - 2pm

Hastings District Court

Eastbourne Street, Hastings

12 noon - 2 pm

Heartlands

125 Ruataniwha Rd, Waipukurau

Thursday

10.30am - 12.30pm

Napier District Court

251 Hastings Street, Napier

10am - 2pm

Hastings District Court

Eastbourne Street, Hastings

1pm - 3 pm

Napier CAB

Community Hub, Level 1, 62 Raffles Street, Napier
view on GoogleMaps

Friday

10am - 2pm

Hastings District Court

Eastbourne Street, Hastings

1pm - 3 pm

Napier CAB

Community Hub, Level 1, 62 Raffles Street, Napier
view on GoogleMaps

Saturday

10am to Noon

Havelock North Library

Havelock North Community Centre, Te Mata Road.
view on GoogleMaps

10am to Noon

Taradale Library

24 White St. Taradale, Napier.
view on GoogleMaps

Hutt Valley & Districts

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1st Monday of the month
1 to 2pm	Taita Community Library	Taine Street view on GoogleMaps
3rd Tuesday of the month
10:30 to 11:30am	Naenae Public Library	Hillary Court view on GoogleMaps
7pm to 8pm	Hutt City War Memorial Library	Cnr Queens Drive & Woburn Rd view on GoogleMaps
Every Thursday
10am to 11am	Upper Hutt Public Library	844 Fergusson Drive view on GoogleMaps
2pm to 3pm	Wainuiomata Library	Queen Street view on GoogleMaps
2nd Thursday of the month
1 to 2pm	Stokes Valley Community Library	Scott Court view on GoogleMaps
10:30am to 11:30am	Moera Community Library	Randwick Road view on GoogleMaps
1st & 3rd Thursday of the month
5.30pm to 6.30pm	Upper Hutt Public Library	844 Fergusson Drive view on GoogleMaps
Last Friday of the month
2pm to 3 pm	Petone Community Library	7-11 Brittania St view on GoogleMaps
1st Saturday of the month
Noon to 1pm	Eastbourne Community Library	Rimu Street view on GoogleMaps

Marlborough

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Monday
10am to noon 2pm to 4pm	Blenheim Courthouse	58 Alfred St, Blenheim view on GoogleMaps
Wednesday
10am to noon 2pm to 4pm	Blenheim Courthouse	58 Alfred St, Blenheim view on GoogleMaps
Friday
10am to noon 2pm to 4pm	Blenheim Courthouse	58 Alfred St, Blenheim view on GoogleMaps

Nelson Tasman

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Monday
11am - 2pm	Nelson Courthouse	Nelson
Tuesday
11am - 2pm	Nelson Courthouse	Nelson
Saturday
10am to noon	Nelson Public Library view on GoogleMaps	Nelson
10am to noon	Richmond Mall view on GoogleMaps	Richmond
First & Third Saturday of the month 10am to Noon	Elevation Cafe view on GoogleMaps	Motueka

Northland

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Whangarei
Monday to Friday	9am to 1.30pm	Whangarei District Court view on GoogleMaps	Bank Street	Whangarei
Saturday	10am to 12 noon	Whangarei Central Library view on GoogleMaps	5 Rust Avenue	Whangarei
Mangawhai
Saturday	10am - 12 noon	Mangawhai Museum	Molesworth Drive	Mangawhai Heads
Kaiwaka
usually 3 days each week	10am - 2pm	Kaiwaka Library Look for the JP banner outside the library	Cnr State Highway 1 and Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road	Kaiwaka Call to check availability 027 480 6275
Ruakaka
Daily	by appointment	Bream Bay College	Peter Snell Road	Ruakaka 09 432 8226 ex 703
Saturday	10am - 11am	Ruakaka Library	Takutai Place	Ruakaka
Dargaville
1st & 3rd Thursday of the month	11am - 1pm	Dargaville Public Library	71 Normandy Street	Dargaville

North Otago

Oamaru
Tuesday	11am to 2:30pm	WINZ building	Coquet Street	Dunedin

Otago

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Dunedin
Monday	2:45pm to 4:45pm	Citizens Advice Bureau view on GoogleMaps	Lower Moray Place	Dunedin
Wednesday	9am to 1pm	Student Information Services (next to Library) University of Otago view on GoogleMaps	Cumberland St	Dunedin
Friday	10am to 12.30pm	Dunedin Public Library view on GoogleMaps	Ground Floor	Dunedin
Friday	2:30pm to 4:45pm	Citizens Advice Bureau view on GoogleMaps	Lower Moray Place	Dunedin
Saturday	10am to noon (please phone to check availability)	Citizens Advice Bureau view on GoogleMaps	Lower Moray Place	Dunedin
Queenstown
Wednesday	1pm - 5pm	Queenstown District Court view on GoogleMaps	36 Stanley Street	Queenstown
Friday	12:30pm to 1:30pm	Citizens Advice Bureau view on GoogleMaps	44 Stanley Street	Queenstown

Alexandra
Fridays	12:30pm to 1:30pm	Community House view on GoogleMaps	14 Centennial Avenue	Alexandra
Wanaka
Tuesday	1-2pm	Community Networks view on GoogleMaps	73 Brownston Street	Wanaka
Friday	10.30am-11.30am	Community Networks view on GoogleMaps	73 Brownston Street	Wanaka
Both of these are by	appointment	Phone 03 443 7799

Rotorua & Districts

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Monday

8.30am - 5.00pm

Le Pine & Co

1/261 Te Rangi Tautahanga Road

Turangi

12 Noon - 1:30pm

Rotorua Citizens Advice Bureau

1143 Eurera Street
view on GoogleMaps

Rotorua

07 348 3936

10.30am - 3.00pm

Mangakino Health Services

60 Rangatira Drive

Mangakino

Tuesday

10am - 4pm

Rotorua Court

Cnr Tutanekai and Arawa Street
view on GoogleMaps

Rotorua

07 921 7400

10.30am - 3.00pm

Mangakino Health Services

60 Rangatira Drive

Mangakino

Wednesday

8.30am - 5.00pm

Le Pine & Co

1/261 Te Rangi Tautahanga Road

Turangi

10.30am - 3.00pm

Mangakino Health Services

60 Rangatira Drive

Mangakino

12 noon - 3pm

Taupo Citizens Advice Bureau

Spa Road

Taupo

12 Noon - 1:30pm

Rotorua Citizens Advice Bureau

1143 Eurera Street
view on GoogleMaps

Rotorua

07 348 3936

2.00 - 4pm

Tokoroa Library

Mannering Street

Tokoroa

2pm - 4pm

Western Heights Community Centre

1 Brookland Road, Western Heights
view on GoogleMaps

Rotorua

Thursday

8.30am - 5.00pm

Le Pine & Co

1/261 Te Rangi Tautahanga Road

Turangi

10.30am - 3.00pm

Mangakino Health Services

60 Rangatira Drive

Mangakino

12 Noon - 2pm

Rotorua District Council

1061 Haupapa Street
view on GoogleMaps

Rotorua

07 348 4199

12 Noon - 2pm

Taupo Library

Story Place

Taupo

2pm - 4pm

Waiariki Institute of Technology

Mokoia Drive. Tihi-O-Tonga
view on GoogleMaps

Rotorua

0800 924 274

11.30am - 1.30pm

Progress Ngongotaha Shop

Ngongotaha Road

Ngongotaha

Friday

10.30am - 3.00pm

Mangakino Health Services

60 Rangatira Drive

Mangakino

Saturday

10am - 12 noon

Rotorua Library

cnr Pukuatua and Amohia Streets

Rotorua

South Canterbury

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Saturday
10am - noon	Timaru Library	Sophia Street In the Reference Section view on GoogleMaps	Timaru	03 686 1717

Southland

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Mondays
Noon - 1pm	Invercargill Public Library	50 Dee Street, Invercargill view on GoogleMaps	ph 211 1444
Wednesdays
Noon - 1pm	Southern Institute of Technology (only operates during Campus Terms)	133 Tay Street, Invercargill view on GoogleMaps
Saturdays	closed public holidays & two weeks over Christmas break
10am - 12 noon	Citizens Advice Bureau	97 Spey Street, Invercargill view on GoogleMaps	Invercargill

South Taranaki

Mon - Thurs
9am - 5pm	Whanganui Electorate Office	44 Victoria Street, Hawera	Hawera

South Otago

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Fridays
2pm - 5pm Clutha Information Centre, 4 Clyde Street, Balclutha view on GoogleMaps

Taranaki

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New Plymouth
Puke Ariki Library - 1st level view on GoogleMaps	every Tuesday	10am to 12:30pm
Puke Ariki Library - 1st level view on GoogleMaps	every Wednesday	5.30pm - 7.00pm
Citizens Advice Bureau view on GoogleMaps	every Thursday	10am to 12:30pm	(by the YMCA Leach Street)
New Plymouth District Court	Wed, Thurs & Friday	10am - 2pm
Puke Ariki Library - 1st level view on GoogleMaps	every Saturday	10am to 12:30pm
Bell Block
Bell Block Service Centre view on GoogleMaps	every Wednesday	10am to 12:30pm	Bell Block Library, Parklands Shopping Centre
Inglewood
Inglewood Library & Service Centre view on GoogleMaps	every Monday (except public holidays)	10am to Noon	46 Rata Street
Stratford
Stratford District and Centennial Library view on GoogleMaps	every Thursday	10am to 12:30pm	Prospero Place
Waitara
Waitara Community House view on GoogleMaps	every Monday	9am to Noon	McLean Street, Waitara

For further information contact Gordon Gower 06 757 2826

Waikato

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Cambridge
Cambridge CAB view on GoogleMaps	Every Monday	9am to 11am (except on public holidays)
Cambridge CAB view on GoogleMaps	Every Friday	12pm - 2 pm (except on public holidays)
Hamilton
Pop Central Reception Lounge Municipal Building Civic Square	Every Friday	Noon to 2pm
Glenview Mall view on GoogleMaps	Every Saturday	10am to Noon (except holiday weekends)
Hamilton District Court view on GoogleMaps	Mondays & Thursdays	11:30am to 1:30pm
Waikato Hospital (Hockin Building) view on GoogleMaps	Every Tuesday	12:30pm to 2:30pm
Western Community Centre view on GoogleMaps	Every Tuesday	10.30am to 12 noon
Westfield Mall Chartwell view on GoogleMaps	Mondays & Wednesdays	Noon to 2pm (except on public holidays)
University of Waikato Student Service Centre view on GoogleMaps	Every Tuesday Every Thursday	Noon to 1pm 1pm to 2pm
Te Awa/The Base	Every Saturday	10.00am to 12 noon
Ngaruawahia
Ngaruawahia Community Centre view on GoogleMaps	Every Tuesday	9am to Noon
Otorohanga
Support House Maniapoto Street, Otorohanga view on GoogleMaps	Every Tuesday	Noon to 1:00pm
Putaruru
Public Library, Overdale Street	Every Friday	10am - 12 noon
Taumarunui
Taumarunui Court view on GoogleMaps	Every Monday	10:30am to 12:30pm (except on public holidays)
Te Awamutu
Te Awamutu CAB view on GoogleMaps	Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays	9:30am to 12.30pm (except on public holidays)
Te Aroha
Te Aroha Citizens' Advice Bureau	Every Wednesday	11am to 1pm

West Coast

Please contact the Registrar: Andrea Forrest 03 7626 002

Wellington

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JP Service Desks in Wellington City, Porirua & Kapiti Coast

Wairarapa

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Monday to Friday
by appointment	Citizens Advice Bureau		Masterton
Wednesdays
2pm - 4pm	Eketahuna Library		Eketahuna
Fridays
11am - 1pm	Masterton District Court	Cnr Dixon Street & Park Avenue	Masterton
12 noon - 2pm	Carterton Event Centre Library	Holloway Street	Carterton
Saturdays
10am - 12 noon	Masterton Public Library	Queen Street	Masterton

Wanganui

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Tuesdays
10am to 2pm	Wanganui High/District Courthouse view on GoogleMaps	10 Market Street, Wanganui City Centre	Wanganui
Wednesdays
10.30am to 2pm	Wanganui High/District Courthouse view on GoogleMaps	10 Market Street, Wanganui City Centre	Wanganui
Fridays
9am to 12 noon	Marton Pharmacy	266 Broadway	Marton