Special education and district offices

Special Education

Phone 0800 622 222 or email special.education@education.govt.nz with questions about special education or if you're looking for an appropriate referral to a district office.

Make a complaint about a Special Education Service

If you have concerns about a special education service, you can make a complaint . We will work with you to resolve it.

Find out how to make a historic claim if you believe you were neglected or abused at a Residential Special School before 1989.

District offices

Contact your district office for information about accessing services and support locally.

Traumatic Incident team

Contact our Traumatic Incident team on 0800 848 326 if your school needs support to manage an incident or crisis.

District Offices

Northern region

Office	Address	Contact numbers
Northern Region Adele Peart-Baillie Regional Manager Northern	Level 3, Eden 5 Building 12 - 18 Normanby Road, Mt Eden, Auckland 1024 Private Bag 92 644, Symonds St, Auckland 1150	Phone 09 632 9400 Fax 09 632 9401
Tai Tokerau District Office Rose Cameron (Acting) District Manager	10 Awaroa River Road PO Box 911, Whangarei 0140	Phone 09 436 8900 Fax 09 436 8902
Kerikeri Centre	9 Hobson Avenue PO Box 797,~~798,~~ Kerikeri 0245~~0230~~	Phone 09 407 4880 Fax 09 407 6263
Kaitaia Centre	1st Floor, 1 Melba St PO Box 580, Kaitaia 0441	Phone 09 408 6944 Fax 09 408 6261
Northwest District Office Sue Hutton District Manager	Level 1, 102 Rosedale Road Albany, North Shore City 0632 PO Box 305160, Triton Plaza, North Shore City 0757	Phone 09 487 1100 Fax 09 487 1187
West Auckland Centre	10 Montel Avenue PO Box 21 057, Henderson, Waitakere City 0650	Phone 09 632 0390 Fax 09 836 6620
Manukau District Office Lesley Whitehead District Manager	Unit I, 16 Bishop Dunn Place, Botany South PO Box 217046, Botany Junction, Manukau 2164	Phone 09 265 3000 Fax 09 265 3199
Auckland City District Office Marilyn Mitchell District Manager	Level 3, Eden 5 Building, 12 - 18 Normanby Road, Mt Eden, Auckland 1024 Private Bag 92 644, Symonds St, Auckland 1150	Phone 09 632 9400 Fax 09 632 9401

Central North region

Office	Address	Contact numbers
Central North Region Nicky Hampshire Regional Manager Central North	19 Home Straight, Te Rapa PO Box 774, Hamilton 3240	Phone 07 850 8880 Fax 07 850 8997
Waikato District Office Bruce McIntosh District Manager	19 Home Straight, Te Rapa P O Box 774, Hamilton 3240	Phone 07 850 8880 Fax 07 850 8998
Thames Centre	404 Queen Street PO Box 386, Thames 3540	Phone 07 867 9520 Fax 07 868 7641
Taumarunui Centre	C/- Taumarunui Primary School, Hakiaha Street PO Box 215, Taumaranui 3946	Phone 07 895 5453 Fax 07 895 5453
Tokoroa Centre	32-34 Bridge Street PO Box 392, Tokoroa 3444	Phone 07 886 7222 Fax 07 886 7222
Bay of Plenty East District Office Jane Sheward (Acting) District Manager	Level 3, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga 3110	Phone 07 571 7800 Fax 07 571 7864
Whakatane Centre	Shelby House, 22 Louvain Street, Whakatane 3120	Phone 07 306 2500 Fax 07 308 5648
Bay of Plenty West District Office Graham Parker District Manager	Level 3, 1144 Pukaki Street, Rotorua 3010 PO Box 701, Rotorua 3040	Phone 07 343 1371 Fax 07 349 2560
Taupo Centre	Totara Park, 31 Totara Street PO Box 986, Taupo 3330	Phone 07 376 1870 Fax 07 377 2598
Gisborne District Office Wayne Spence District Manager	42 Grey Street PO Box 658, Gisborne 4040	Phone 06 869 1520 Fax 06 869 1521 Freephone 0508 656 565
Hawke's Bay District Office Grant Gunning District Manager	8 A Lever Street, Ahuriri 4110 PO Box 147, Napier 4140	Phone 06 833 6730 Fax 06 833 6731

Central South region

Office	Address	Contact numbers
Central South Region Debbie Hughes Regional Manager	Level 3, 19 Market Grove, Lower Hutt 5010 PO Box 30 177, Lower Hutt 5040	Phone 04 439 4600 (Reception Lower Hutt) Fax 04 570 3667
Taranaki District Office Margaret Carvill District Manager	L4 PWC Centre, 54 Gill Street, New Plymouth 4310 PO Box 8158, New Plymouth 4342	Phone 06 757 6400 Fax 06 758 4135
Hawera Centre	c/o Child Youth and Family Office 242 High St Hawera PO Box 8158, New Plymouth 4342	Phone 06 757 6400 Fax 06 758 4135 Freephone 0800 333 032
Central District Office	1-3 Oxford Street, (cnr of Ferguson and Oxford Street), Palmerston North 4410 PO Box 1154, Palmerston North 4440	Phone 06 350 9850 Fax 06 355 0503
Whanganui Centre	93 Ingestre Street, Whanganui 4500 PO Box 4045, Whanganui 4541	Phone 06 349 6300 Fax 06 349 6301
Horowhenua/Kapiti Centre	At Otaki College (1st building on right through main gate) Mill Road PO Box 9, Otaki 5542	Phone 06 364 0840 Fax 06 364 0864
Greater Wellington District Office Ansie Nortje District Manager	Level 2, 19 Market Grove, Lower Hutt 5010 PO Box 30 177, Lower Hutt 5040	Phone 04 439 4600 Fax 04 570 3667
Masterton Centre	49 Lincoln Road. Masterton 5810 PO Box 862, Masterton 5840	Phone 06 370 5510 Fax 06 378 9573
Porirua Centre	Level 1, 7 Herriot Drive, Porirua 5022 PO Box 50 136, Porirua 5240	Phone 04 463 4800 Fax 04 237 5808

Southern region

Office	Address	Contact numbers
Southern Region Murray Roberts Regional Manager	39 Princess Street, Christchurch 8041 PO Box 2522, Addington, Christchurch 8140	Phone 03 378 7300 Fax 03 378 7302
Marlborough/Nelson/ West Coast District Office Patrick McEntyre Acting District Manager	19 Haven Road, Nelson 7010 PO Box 282, Nelson 7040	Phone 03 546 3470 Fax 03 539 1501
Blenheim Centre	18 Stephenson Street, Blenheim 7201 PO Box 826, Blenheim 7240	Phone 03 579 1870 Fax 03 578 1860
Greymouth Centre	Blanchfield House Cnr Guinness and Albert Sts Greymouth 7805 PO Box 246, Greymouth 7840	Phone 03 768 2010 Fax 03 768 7750
Westport Centre	Westport South School, Derby Street, Westport 7825 PO Box 408, Westport 7866	Phone 03 789 8998 Fax 03 789 8974
Motueka Centre	27B Talbot Street, Motueka 7120	Phone 03 528 1750 Fax 03 528 1149
Canterbury District Office Lukas Swart District Manager	39 Princess Street, Christchurch 8041 PO Box 2522, Addington, Christchurch 8140	Phone 03 378 7300 Fax 03 378 7308
Christchurch Office	39 Princess Street, Christchurch 8041 PO Box 2522, Christchurch 8140	Phone 03 378 7300 Fax 03 378 7308
Rural South - Timaru	241 Selwyn Street Timaru 7910 PO Box 155, Timaru 7940	Phone 03 687 2800 Fax 03 687 2829
Ashburton Centre	49A Winter Street, Ashburton	Phone 03 308 6908 Fax 03 308 2281
Otago District Office Gary McClintock District Manager	414 Moray Place, Dunedin 9016 Private Bag 1971, Dunedin 9054	Phone 03 471 5200 Fax 03 479 0541
Balclutha Centre	Private Bag 1971 Dunedin 9054	Phone 03 471 5200 Fax 03 479 0541
Southern Lakes Centre	Barry Avenue, Cromwell 9310 PO Box 142, Cromwell 9342	Phone 03 445 3750 Fax 03 445 1770
Oamaru Centre	Oamaru North School Torridge Street, Oamaru 9400 PO Box 287, Oamaru 9444	Phone 03 437 2386 Fax 03 437 2553
Southland District Office Christine Menzies District Manager	190 Forth Street, Invercargill 9810 PO Box 887, Invercargill 9840	Phone 03 211 8000 Fax 03 211 8001

Special education and district offices