Government sites/freephones

• New Zealand Government
  Official gateway to New Zealand Government online.
  
  
• Accident Compensation Corporation
  Provides information on accident insurance scheme payments.
  Freephone: 0800 222 776
  
  
• Beehive.govt.nz
  Updates on Government news and policies.
  
  
• Ministry of Justice
  Comprehensive information on the structure of New Zealand's judicual and courts system.
  Also available is a good outline of the New Zealand legal system.
  
  
• Elections NZ
  Information on registering to vote.
  Freephone: 0800 367 656 (0800 ENROLNOW)
  
  
• Guide to New Zealand's parliamentary system
  
  
• Work and Income
  A service of the Ministry of Social Development providing i Information on Family and Income Support.
  Freephone: 0800 559 009
  
  
• Inland Revenue
  Detailed information about tax and social policy, and online access to booklets, returns, forms, newsletters and public rulings, and the many other services offered.
  
  Calls within New Zealand
  Personal tax enquiries: 0800 227 774
  (includes getting an IRD number and information on refunds and rebates)
  Family assistance: 0800 227 773
  Business tax enquiries: 0800 377 774
  Goods and Services Tax (GST): 0800 377 776
  Student loan enquiries: 0800 377 778
  Child Support: 0800 221 221
  
  Calling from overseas
  The numbers below include dialling codes for New Zealand, but not the international access prefix, because this varies from country to country.
  
  All business, student loan and personal customers
  All enquiries: +64 4 801 9973
  
  Child Support
  All enquiries +64 9 368 5695
  If you have an IRD number please have it ready when you call.
  
  
• Legal Services Agency
  Government-funded agency providing legal aid.
  
  
• Land Transport New Zealand
  Allocates government fundng for land transport and promotes land transport sustainability and safety. Website includes information on New Zealand's land transport system, driver licensing, road rules and private vehicle imports.
  Freephone: 0800 822 422 for licensing enquiries
  0800 699 000 for general road safety information.
  
  
• New Zealand Police
  General information, including safety tips, crime statistics and
  Police recruiting.
  
  Free from any phone, including cell phones: 111 in an emergency
  In non-urgent situations, contact the nearest Police Station listed
  in The White Pages.
  
  For information on traffic incidents,
  *555 can be dialled from a mobile phone.
  
  
• Neighbourhood Support
  Community-based crime prevention programmes.
  
  
• Victim Support
  Counselling support services.
  Freephone: 0800 842 846 (0800 VICTIM)
  
  

GENERAL SITES

• Local Government New Zealand
  For information on New Zealand's local government and links to your council. For local listings refer to the 'Government Services' page in The White Pages.
  
  
• Community Law Centres
  Local listings in The White Pages.
  
  
• Justices of the Peace
  Look in the Yellow Pages.
  
  
• Consumers Institute of New Zealand
  Up-to-date guide on consumer rights and prices of goods in New Zealand. Membership fee required.