New Zealand Law Society holiday hours
National office
The New Zealand Law Society’s national office is closed for the holiday break from 5:00pm Friday, 21 December 2012 to 8:30am Monday, 7 January 2013.
New Zealand Law Society branch offices
All Law Society branch offices are closed for the holiday break from 5:00pm Friday, 21 December 2012. The Auckland, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Nelson, Otago, Taranaki, Waikato Bay of Plenty and Whanganui branches will reopen on Monday, 7 January 2013. The Marlborough and Wellington branches will reopen on Monday, 14 January 2013 and the Southland branch will reopen on Monday, 28 January 2013. For urgent inquiries in the Auckland branch area, please contact either Glenda Macdonald (021 244 6016) (general matters) or Garreth Heyns (021 231 8416) (complaints). Other branch email addresses and contact phone numbers will be unattended during the holiday period.
Lawyers Complaints Service
The email address complaints@lawsociety.org.nz and the phone number 0800 261 801 are unattended from 5:00pm Friday 21 December 2012 to 8:30am Monday, 7 January 2013. All emails or phone messages will be attended to after that time.
Urgent, non-routine inquiries
If you urgently need to contact the Law Society while we are closed, please ring Bronwyn Jones, Principal Advisor, Executive Director’s Department, (021) 049 5736.
Media inquiries
Media with inquiries may contact Geoff Adlam, Communications Manager, (022) 641 3580.
LawTalk
The first issue of LawTalk magazine for 2013 will be published on 1 February 2013. Advertising inquiries may be made to advertising@lawsociety.org.nz or phone (04) 463 2905 from 7 January 2013.
LawPoints
The first 2013 LawPoints email will be sent to all New Zealand lawyers on 17 January 2013.