Contact us
Trading Standards administers the New Zealand register of auctioneers. Get in touch with us if you would like more information, or if you have a question or complaint.
By phone
Freephone: 0508 627 774
From overseas: +64 3 962 2580
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 5pm NZT (except public holidays)
Office location and postal address
Consumer Protection and Standards Branch - Auctioneer Register
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Media enquiries
You can email our media desk at media@mbie.govt.nz, or call the MBIE media line on 027 44 22 141.
Assistance available
If English isn’t your first language, let us know when you call and we will use our interpreting service, Ezispeak. When you call, tell us what language you want, then wait to be connected to an interpreter.
If you’re deaf or hearing impaired, you can use the Video Relay Service to get in touch with us.