Interpreting Wellington is an independent, not-for-profit incorporated society established in 1993. We provide interpreting or 'spoken translation' to support effective communications between non-English speakers and government agencies or private businesses.

We train, employ and provide professional community interpreters in some 70 languages.

A new branch has been established in Christchurch, called Interpreting Canterbury. It was launched by the Mayor of Christchurch on 30 September 2008. For more information on this event, click here: (Word or PDF). The first Christchurch based introductory/refresher interpreting course starts on October 11. Applications for this year's course are now closed.

The next Wellington based introductory training course begins in February/March 2009. Applications will be invited in January 2009. Watch this site for details.

Our services are available around the clock, 24-hour, 7 days a week, including weekends and public holidays.

Interpreting Wellington provides interpreters face-to-face (onsite) and by telephone, depending on our clients' requirements and physical locations. That includes many North Island and South Island regions, in addition to the wider Wellington area.

We particularly focus on the needs of refugees and new migrants. Our interpreters are usually native speakers of the languages they interpret. We 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.

News

Interpreting Wellington's 15th Birthday

Interpreting Wellington celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2008. The full-colour commemorative issue of our interpreter newsletter, The Message, is available here.