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
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
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
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
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
Alternate Environment Judge B P Dwyer
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
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: Karina Kelly
Phone: 03 353 8536
Email: Karina.Kelly@justice.govt.nz
This page was last updated: