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The Registrar, who is the chief administrative officer of the Environment Court, is Harry Johnson. He can be contacted through the Auckland Registry.

For general enquiries please email us.

Email: EnvironmentCourt@justice.govt.nz

For other enquires refer to the Registry details below.

Auckland Registry

The Registry office is open between 8:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday. If you want to watch a hearing of the Environment Court, check the court hearing schedule

Street address:
Specialist Courts and Tribunals Centre
Level 2
41 Federal Street
Auckland 1010

Postal address:
CX10086
Auckland

PO Box 7147
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1010

Write the CX address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mailbox. If you use a DX mailbox your mail will get to us faster(external link)

Phone: 09 916 9091

Deputy Registrar - Gemma Carlyon

Phone: 09 916 9496

Chief Environment Court Judge D A Kirkpatrick

Case/Hearing Manager: Bokyung Kim
Phone: 09 351 3555
Email: Bokyung.Kim@justice.govt.nz

Environment Judge J A Smith

Case Manager: Trent Grace
Phone: 09 916 9310
Email: Trent.Grace@justice.govt.nz

Hearing Manager: Hannah Liell
Phone: 09 302 8304
Email: Hannah.Liell@justice.govt.nz

Environment Judge MJL Dickey

Case/Hearing Manager: Alex Martin
Phone: 09 375 4029
Email: Alex.Martin@justice.govt.nz

Environment Judge S M Tepania

Case/Hearing Manager: Zoe Demmler
Phone: 09 916 9098
Email: Zoe.Demmler@justice.govt.nz

Alternate Environment Judge L J Newhook

Case/Hearing Manager: TBA
Phone: 09 916 9091
Email: TBA 

Mediation Services

Case Manager: Rochelle Holland
Phone: 09 916 9679
Email: Rochelle.Holland@justice.govt.nz

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Wellington Registry

The Registry office is open between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday. If you want to watch a hearing of the Environment Court, check the court hearing schedule

Street address:
District Court Building
Level 5
49 Ballance Street
Wellington 6011

Postal address:
SX10044
Wellington

Write the SX address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mailbox. If you use a DX mailbox your mail will get to us faster(external link)

Phone: 04 918 8300

Deputy Registrar - Mike Tinkler

Phone: 03 365 1738

Judge L J Semple

Case Manager: Jennifer Gerritsen
Phone: 04 918 8334
Email: Jennifer.Gerritsen@justice.govt.nz

Hearing Manager: Joseph Buckton
Phone: 04 918 8313
Email: Joseph.Buckton@justice.govt.nz

Mediation Services

Case Manager: Jennifer Gerritsen
Phone: 04 918 8334
Email: Jennifer.Gerritsen@justice.govt.nz

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Christchurch Registry

The Registry office is open between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday. If you want to watch a hearing of the Environment Court, check the court hearing schedule

Street address:
Justice & Emergency Services Precinct
20 Lichfield Street
Christchurch

Postal address:
WX11113
Christchurch

Write the WX address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mailbox. If you use a DX mailbox your mail will get to us faster(external link)

Deputy registrar - Mike Tinkler

Phone: 03 365 1738

Phone: 03 367 6014

Environment Judge J Hassan

Case/Hearing Manager: Christine McKee
Phone: 03 365 0905
Email: Christine.McKee@justice.govt.nz

Environment Judge P Steven KC

Case/Hearing Manager: Natalie Walsh
Phone: 03 353 9658
Email: Natalie.Walsh@justice.govt.nz

Environment Judge K Reid

Case/Hearing Manager: Sophia Preston
Phone: 03 353 9667
Email: Sophia.Preston@justice.govt.nz

Mediation Services

Case Manager: Liam Davies
Phone: 03 353 2711
Email: Liam.Davies@justice.govt.nz

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