(And for help understanding and completing those forms, see my Exemption Guide)
Regional Offices dealing with Home Education
Note: March-June 2024, the Ministry is undergoing a restructure, so the contacts named below may change.
PO Box 911
Whangarei 0140
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 09 436 8900
Lead Contact: Lyndsay Whitehead
You will need to send your application to the office for your area. The three offices for Auckland are:
Tāmaki Herenga Tāngata (North and Northwest) - north of the Harbour Bridge and all of West Auckland
Email:[email protected]
Phone: 09 487 1100
Lead Contact: Chrissy Denison for north, and Robert Clarke for west.
PO Box 305160
Triton Plaza
North Shore City 0757
Tāmaki Herenga Manawa (Central and East Auckland)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 09 632 9400
Lead Contact:
Private Bag 92644
Symonds Street
Auckland 1149
Tāmaki Herenga Waka (South and South West Auckland) - dividing line is about Mangere Bridge
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 09 265 3000
Lead Contact: Misha Shamdass
PO Box 217046
Botany Junction
Manukau 2164
PO Box 774
Hamilton 3240
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07 850 8880
Lead Contact: Candida Hamana
PO Box 15564
Tauranga 3144
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07 571 7800
Lead Contact: Elizabeth (Liz) Moli
Private Bag 3012
Whanganui 4540
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06 349 6300
Lead Contact: none currently. Manager in charge is Jude Fawcett
PO Box 147
Napier 4140
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06 833 6730
Lead Contact:
PO Box 30177
Lower Hutt 5040
Email: support[email protected]
Phone: 04 463 8699
Lead Contact:
PO Box 282
Nelson 7040
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03 546 3470
Lead Contact: No lead contact for region.
PO Box 2522, Addington
Christchurch 8140
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03 378 7300
Lead Contact:
Private Bag 1971
Dunedin 9054
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03 471 5200 (Otago office)
or 03 211 8000 (Invercargill office)
Lead Contact: