Contact us

You can contact the Ministry of Defence either via email or phone us during business hours.

Ka taea e koe te whakapā mai ki te Manatū Kaupapa Waonga mā te īmēra, waea mai rānei i roto i ngā hāora ā-pakihi.

Email us

Email us

Note: The Ministry will not be replying to emails during the Christmas break (from 20 December, returning 6 January 2025).

You can email us at anytime and we will endeavour to get back to you within 15 working days. 

General enquiries

Info@defence.govt.nz

Industry or business enquiries

industry@defence.govt.nz

Please note if your email includes profanity, it will not reach us. 

Phone us

Phone us

You can also call us during normal business hours via the NZDF switchboard on +64 4 496 0999

Our address

Our address

Where we are

Ministry of Defence, Defence House
34 Bowen Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

Postal address

Ministry of Defence, PO Box 12703
Molesworth Street, Wellington 6144, New Zealand

Other requests

Other requests

Official Information Act requests

If you would like to submit an Official Information Act request, see our guidance.

Media enquiries

For all media enquiries relating to the Ministry of Defence, please contact Defence Public Affairs on +64 21 487 980.