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Ordering Pamphlets
If you prefer, you can request hard copies of these pamphlets and other resources. Only items with an entry in the 'Code' column are available to order. Use the order form below or ask at your local Family Court.Alphabetical List of Pamphlets
These publications are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (some are in HTML format). You will need Acrobat Reader to view PDF files. It can be downloaded at no cost from the Adobe Website.| Publication Name | Code | Language | Description | Download | Download |
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Courts 002 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (456Kb) | HTML |
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Arabic | Fact sheet | PDF (223Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Chinese (Simple) | Fact sheet | PDF (180Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Chinese (Traditional) | Fact sheet | PDF (176Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Cook Islands Maori | Fact sheet | PDF (258Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Fijian | Fact sheet | PDF (159Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Hindi | Fact sheet | PDF (202Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Korean | Fact sheet | PDF (259Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Maori | Fact sheet | PDF (323Kb) | HTML | |
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Niuean | Fact sheet | PDF (195Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Samoan | Fact sheet | PDF (298Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Somali | Fact sheet | PDF (254Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Tokelauan | Fact sheet | PDF (276Kb) | ||
| An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 | Tongan | Fact sheet | PDF (321Kb) | ||
| Appearing in the Family Court | Courts 011 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (563Kb) | HTML |
| Appearing in the Family Court | Courts 011 | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (117Kb) | HTML |
| Applying for a protection order | Courts 008 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (362Kb) | HTML |
| Applying for a protection order | Arabic | Pamphlet | PDF (266Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Cook Islands Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (230Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Fijian | Pamphlet | PDF (59Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Hindi | Pamphlet | PDF (150Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Korean | Pamphlet | PDF (423Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (220Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Niuean | Pamphlet | PDF (248Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Samoan | Pamphlet | PDF (211Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Somali | Pamphlet | PDF (189Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Tokelauan | Pamphlet | PDF (218Kb) | ||
| Applying for a protection order | Tongan | Pamphlet | PDF (234Kb) | ||
| Breaches of Parenting Orders | Courts 015 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (310Kb) | HTML |
| Breaches of Parenting Orders | Courts 015 | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (113Kb) | HTML |
| Caring for Children - Teaching material on the Care of Children Act | DVD 002 | English | DVD | by order only | Caring for Children - Teaching Material on the Care of Children Act |
Courts 075 | English | A4 booklet |
PDF (935KB) | HTML |
| Children's Guide to Family Separation - What happens to us when our parents break up? | Courts 150 | English | A5 booklet | PDF (1318Kb) | HTML |
| Children's Guide to the Family Court - How the Family Court works for you | Courts 151 | English | A5 booklet | PDF (839Kb) | HTML |
| Counselling | Courts 013 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (259Kb) | HTML |
| Counselling | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (132Kb) | HTML | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | English | DL Pamphlet | PDF (157Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Chinese - Simplified | DL Pamphlet | PDF (73Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Chinese - Traditional | DL Pamphlet | PDF (81Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Cook Islands Maori | DL Pamphlet | PDF (65Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Fijian | DL Pamphlet | PDF (24Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Hindi | DL Pamphlet | PDF (83Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Kiribati | DL Pamphlet | PDF (18Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Korean | DL Pamphlet | PDF (130Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Maori | DL Pamphlet | PDF (120Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Niuean | DL Pamphlet | PDF (75Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Samoan | DL Pamphlet | PDF (113Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Somali | DL Pamphlet | PDF (24Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Tokelauan | DL Pamphlet | PDF (117Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Tongan | DL Pamphlet | PDF (123Kb) | |
| Cultural reports in the Family Court | Courts 157 | Tuvaluan | DL Pamphlet | PDF (23Kb) | |
| Dissolution Application Pack 2: Joint Application for Order Dissolving a Marriage or Civil Union | Courts 199 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (3854Kb) | |
| Dissolution Application Pack 1: Application by One Party for Order Dissolving a Marriage or Civil Union | Courts 198 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (3855Kb) | |
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Courts 009 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (288Kb) | HTML |
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Arabic | Pamphlet | PDF (149Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Cook Islands Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (145Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Fijian | Pamphlet | PDF (40Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Hindi | Pamphlet | PDF (78Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Korean | Pamphlet | PDF (270Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (107Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Niuean | Pamphlet | PDF (96Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Samoan | Pamphlet | PDF (104Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Somali | Pamphlet | PDF (102Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Tokelauan | Pamphlet | PDF (108Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes | Tongan | Pamphlet | PDF (155Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Courts 001 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (426Kb) | HTML |
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Arabic | Pamphlet | PDF (193Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Cook Islands Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (168Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Fijian | Pamphlet | PDF (44Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Hindi | Pamphlet | PDF (107Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Korean | Pamphlet | PDF (388Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (165Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Niuean | Pamphlet | PDF (178Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Samoan | Pamphlet | PDF (160Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Somali | Pamphlet | PDF (159Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Tokelauan | Pamphlet | PDF (166Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act | Tongan | Pamphlet | PDF (189Kb) | ||
| Domestic Violence Pack | Courts 182 | English | Pack | By order only |
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| Fact sheet 1 - What children need from their parents | Courts 170 | English | A4 pad of 50 | PDF (60Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 1 - What children need from their parents | Simplified Chinese | PDF (739Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 1 - What children need from their parents | Traditional Chinese | PDF (814Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 2 - Children need parents to protect them from conflict | Courts 171 | English | A4 pad of 50 | PDF (37Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 2 - Children need parents to protect them from conflict | Simplified Chinese | PDF (397Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 2 - Children need parents to protect them from conflict | Traditional Chinese | PDF (437Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 3 - Children need parents to help them with the tough times | Courts 172 | English | A4 pad of 50 | PDF (65Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 3 - Children need parents to help them with the tough times | Simplified Chinese | PDF (726Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 3 - Children need parents to help them with the tough times | Traditional Chinese | PDF (797Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 4 - Working out the arrangements for your children | Courts 173 | English | A4 pad of 50 | PDF (39Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 4 - Working out the arrangements for your children | Simplified Chinese | PDF (329Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 4 - Working out the arrangements for your children | Traditional Chinese | PDF (357Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 5 - How to make arrangements for your children | Courts 174 | English | A4 pad of 50 | PDF (74Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 5 - How to make arrangements for your children | Simplified Chinese | PDF (737Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 5 - How to make arrangements for your children | Traditional Chinese | PDF (806Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 6 - Getting on as separated parents | Courts 175 | English | A4 pad of 50 | PDF (63Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 6 - Getting on as separated parents | Simplified Chinese | PDF (735Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 6 - Getting on as separated parents | Traditional Chinese | PDF (822Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 7 - New partners and step-families | Courts 176 | English | A4 bundle of 50 | PDF (120Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 7 - New partners and step-families | Simplified Chinese | PDF (1246Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 7 - New partners and step-families | Traditional Chinese | PDF (1831Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 8 - Changeovers and helping your child move between their two homes | Courts 177 | English | A4 bundle of 50 | PDF (87Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 8 - Changeovers and helping your child move between their two homes | Simplified Chinese | PDF (1175Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 8 - Changeovers and helping your child move between their two homes | Traditional Chinese | PDF (1289Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 9 - Tips for grandparents and other family / whanau where there's been a separation involving children | Courts 178 | English | A4 pad of 50 | PDF (73Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 9 - Tips for grandparents and other family / whanau where there's been a separation involving children | Simplified Chinese | PDF (915Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 9 - Tips for grandparents and other family / whanau where there's been a separation involving children | Traditional Chinese | PDF (1020Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 10 - Answering difficult questions from children | Courts 179 | English | A4 pad of 50 | PDF (69Kb) | |
| Fact sheet 10 - Answering difficult questions from children | Simplified Chinese | PDF (898Kb) | |||
| Fact sheet 10 - Answering difficult questions from children | Traditional Chinese | PDF (969Kb) | |||
| Guardianship | Courts 023 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (246Kb) | HTML |
| Guardianship | English | Pamphlet | PDF (127Kb) | HTML | |
| Guide to Caring for Children after separation - Putting Your Children First | Courts 154 | English | Booklet | PDF (1.75 Mb) | |
| How to help your kids when you separate | courts 081 | English | DVD | PDF (406Kb) | |
| International Child Abduction | Courts 021 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (236Kb) | |
| Keep out of court | Courts 072 | English | Poster | By order only |
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| Kids talk about separation | DVD 005 | English | DVD | By order only |
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| Lawyer for the Child | Courts 007 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (314Kb) | HTML |
| Lawyer for the Child | Courts 007 | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (132Kb) | HTML |
| Listen to your kids | Courts 074 | English | Poster | By order only |
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| The Mediation Conference | Courts 028 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (281Kb) | HTML |
| The Mediation Conference | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (106Kb) | HTML | |
| Men's poster | Courts 071 | English | Poster | By order only |
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| Parenting Agreements | Courts 004 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (278Kb) | HTML |
| Parenting Agreements | Courts 004 | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (98Kb) | HTML |
| Parenting Hearings Programme - The new process and the role of lawyers and lawyers for the child (For lawyers participating in the pilot) | Courts 084 | English | A5 Booklet | PDF (509Kb) | HTML |
| Parenting Hearings Programme - What this new Family Court process means for you and your children (For parents participating in the pilot) | Courts 085 | English | A5 Booklet and DVD | PDF (795Kb) | HTML |
| Parenting Orders | Courts 005 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (338Kb) | HTML |
| Parenting Orders | Courts 005 | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (152Kb) | HTML |
| Parenting Plans | Courts 082 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (2,643Kb) | HTML |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 080 | English | A5 Booklet | PDF (1,623Kb) | HTML |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 086 | Kiribati | A5 Booklet | PDF (759Kb) | |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 087 | Tuvaluan | A5 Booklet | PDF (845Kb) | |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 088 | Niuean | A5 Booklet | PDF (810Kb) | |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 089 | Tongan | A5 Booklet | PDF (893Kb) | |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 090 | Cook Islands | A5 Booklet | PDF (801Kb) | |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 091 | Samoan | A5 Booklet | PDF (793Kb) | |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 092 | Fijian | A5 Booklet | PDF (789Kb) | |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 093 | Tokelauan | A5 Booklet | PDF (833Kb) | |
| Parenting Through Separation | Courts 094 | Maori | A5 Booklet | PDF (834Kb) | |
| Parenting Through Separation | DVD 006 | English | DVD | By order only |
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| Parenting Through Separation Pack | Courts 077 | English | Pack 7 pamphlets and DVD | By order only |
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| Parents Appointing New Partners as Guardians | Courts 003 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (350Kb) | HTML |
| Parents Appointing New Partners as Guardians | Courts 003 | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (110Kb) | HTML |
| Paternity | Courts 033 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (344Kb) | HTML |
| Paternity | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (120Kb) | HTML | |
| Preventing Children Being Removed from New Zealand | Courts 020 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (108Kb) | HTML |
| Preventing Children Being Removed from New Zealand | Courts 020 | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (94Kb) | HTML |
| The Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 - Information about enduring powers of attorney, personal orders, welfare guardians and property managers | Courts 044 | English | A5 booklet | PDF (407Kb) | HTML |
| Relationship Property | Courts 038 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (217Kb) | |
| Responding to a protection order | Courts 006 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (341Kb) | HTML |
| Responding to a protection order | Arabic | Pamphlet | PDF (208Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Cook Islands Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (181Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Fijian | Pamphlet | PDF (45Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Hindi | Pamphlet | PDF (109Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Korean | Pamphlet | PDF (386Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (171Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Niuean | Pamphlet | PDF (165Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Samoan | Pamphlet | PDF (164Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Somali | Pamphlet | PDF (150Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Tokelauan | Pamphlet | PDF (180Kb) | ||
| Responding to a protection order | Tongan | Pamphlet | PDF (238Kb) | ||
| Separation and Dissolution (Divorce) | Courts 018 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (172Kb) | |
| Specialist Reports in the Family Court | Courts 010 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (350Kb) | HTML |
| Specialist Reports in the Family Court | Courts 010 | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (109Kb) | HTML |
| Supervised Contact | Courts 012 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (263Kb) | HTML |
| Supervised Contact | Courts 012 | Maori | Pamphlet | PDF (101Kb) | HTML |
| Teenagers' Guide to Family Separation - What happens to us when our parents separate? | Courts 152 | English | A5 booklet | PDF (776Kb) | HTML |
| Teenagers' Guide to the Family Court - How the Family Court works for you | Courts 153 | English | A5 booklet | PDF (586Kb) | HTML |
| The Family Court | DVD 002 | English | A4 poster | ||
| The Family Court | Courts 039 | English | Pamphlet | PDF (174Kb) | |