New Zealand Customs Service

Head of Administration:

Mr. Martyn Dunne (Chief Executive Officer – Comptroller)

Postal Address

P. O. Box 2218

Wellington 6140

New Zealand

Staff Employed

1,120

Location of headquarters & regional offices

Headquarters ('Corporate Office') located in Wellington.

Major regional offices in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch plus nine smaller offices. Overseas representatives in Bangkok, Brussels, Sydney, Beijing and Washington.

Major Function

The NZ Customs Service protects and enhances the interests of New Zealand by managing security and community risks associated with the flows of people, goods and craft in and out of New Zealand, and by collecting customs and excise revenue.

Main priorities and challenges:

Improve border security to meet emerging international requirements;

Increase disruption of the activities of smugglers, and the smuggling contraband, particularly focussing on drugs, objectionable material, illegal migrants, tainted property, suspicious cash, and endangered flora and fauna;

Size and secure the Customs revenue base;

Strengthen Customs ability to contribute to bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations, and comply with international treaties related to the movement of people, goods and craft across border.

Contact:

Peter Shepherd, International Liaison Officer

Telephone: (64) 4 462 8345

Facsimile:   (64) 4 499 0712

Email: peter.shepherd@customs.govt.nz