Language Line closed permanently at 6pm on Monday 30 September 2019.
A new provider – Ezispeak – has picked up the government contract for telephone interpreting services.
Ezispeak can be contacted at 0800 472 314 or www.ezispeak.nz
Language assistance changes across government
This is the first of a number of upcoming changes to improve the availability, quality and coordination of language assistance services across the public sector.
This work is being progressed under the cross-government Language Assistance Services Programme co-led by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment and Department of Internal Affairs.