Interpreting Wellington provides interpreters face-to-face (onsite) and by telephone, depending on the clients' requirements and physical locations. That includes many North Island and South Island regions, in addition to the wider Wellington area. Their services are available around the clock, 24-hour, 7 days a week, including weekends and public holidays.
The interpreters are usually native speakers of the languages they interpret. They also provide qualified NZ Sign Language interpreters for the Deaf.
Interpreters' services are generally provided free to the non-English speaker by the agency that makes the booking. This reflects New Zealand's human rights legislation and the health and disability code, which promote a person's right to effective communication.
Contact Numbers:
Daytime Request (9am - 5pm)
04 384 2265
After Hours Request (24 Hours)
04 384 2849
email: info@interpret.org.nz
Website: www.interpret.org.nz
Language Line is a telephone interpreting service that is funded by the Government. The service offers clients of the participating agencies free interpreting in 39 different languages.
The service is designed to be as user friendly as possible. Anyone wanting an interpreter simply visits or calls a participating agency. Within minutes, an interpreter is available on the telephone allowing the official and the client to communicate efficiently and with confidentiality. Language Line also offers the clients an opportunity to choose the gender of their interpreter. For the list of participating agencies and languages available visit their website www.languageline.govt.nz
The Translation service operates within the Department of Internal Affairs. Their skilled translators can translate any type of document from and/or into over 70 languages and offer a comprehensive range of translation services, specialising in technical, medical, legal, commercial and general documents. For more information visit their website
http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Translation-Index?OpenDocument
Email: translate@parliament.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 TRANSLATE (0800 872 675)
Phone: +64-4-470-2920
Fax: +64-4-470-2921