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End-of-year closedown Our offices and phone lines will close down over the holiday season but you can still contact us online. Find out more

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To keep your personal information safe we avoid using email. Contact us by logging in to your myIR account. It will save you time because we'll already have your details handy.

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Enquiry
Phone
number
Current call wait times 
New Zealand-based customers 0800 377 778 Call wait times unavailable
Overseas-based customers - calling from within New Zealand 0800 600 012 Call wait times unavailable
Overseas-based customers - calling from Australia* 1800 559 653
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Overseas-based customers - calling from the United Kingdom*
0808 234 0098
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Overseas-based customers - calling from the rest of the world* +64 4 832 5242 Call wait times unavailable

Additional countries can now call us for free from Australia, Canada, United States of America, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, South Korea and United Kingdom:

Overseas customers ─ our tollfree numbers

Calling hours

Our contact centres are open:

  • Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

*If you're calling from overseas about overdue payments, you can call us:

  • Monday to Friday, 6.15am to 6pm.

The calling hours are in New Zealand time.

If you’re registered for voice ID, you can phone us any time to check your:

  • student loan balance
  • current year payment obligations including how much you have paid and what is remaining
  • amounts in arrears.

Make a credit or debit card payment towards your loan (Visa and Mastercard only).

Email us

Enquiry Email
Overseas-based borrowers [email protected]

Write to us

Write to us from within NZ 

Inland Revenue
PO Box 39090
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045
New Zealand

Write to us from overseas

Inland Revenue
PO Box 39050
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045
New Zealand

Returns and correspondence

Non-resident centre
Inland Revenue
PO Box 39010
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045
Wellington
New Zealand

Other ways to contact us

Services for people with hearing loss

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Top pages for student loans 

Living in New Zealand with a student loan

I am moving overseas

I am having difficulty repaying my student loan

Temporary repayment suspension for student loans

Unplanned absence from New Zealand when I have a student loan

Last updated: 08 May 2024
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