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Contact us about your paid parental leave payments.

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Applications for paid parental leave

Transfers of paid parental leave

Call us about paid parental leave

Your query Phone number Current call wait times
Individuals 0800 767 287 Call wait times unavailable
Caregivers in business 0800 377 774 Call wait times unavailable
Overseas callers
+64 4 832 5215 Call wait times unavailable

Calling hours (New Zealand time)

Our calling hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

Calling toll-free from overseas

If you are overseas, you may be able to call our toll-free numbers depending on where you are calling from.

Toll-free numbers for overseas callers

Get help with hearing or language

Find out about our language and accessibility options for Deaf and hearing-impaired services, and services in other languages. This includes an option to listen to our services more slowly when you call us.

Language and accessibility options

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There are many self-service options in myIR, or you can use myIR to send us a secure web message.

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Last updated: 10 Aug 2026
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