Restorative justice providers

This section is for community based providers contracted by the Ministry of Justice to deliver restorative justice services.

Upcoming tender opportunity

We are delighted to announce that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will be running an open procurement process to purchase restorative justice (RJ) services, for contracts commencing 1 July 2020.

You can find more information and sign up for updates on the GETS website:

GETS: Restorative justice services(external link)

Update 7 August 2019

MoJ has recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) on GETS for Restorative Justice services.

The purpose of the RFI is to identify providers that are interested in future opportunities to deliver adult pre-sentence Restorative Justice services for standard or family violence cases, or both, for one or more of the 56 court locations around New Zealand that are currently serviced for Restorative Justice delivery.

If you are interested in delivering Restorative Justice services for standard or family violence cases, or want to know more about the RFI, you can find more information on GETS, reference 21377107.

Submissions for the RFI will be accepted at any time until Wednesday 28 August 2019. If you are interested in delivering RJ services, we strongly encourage you to respond to the RFI.

Restorative justice publications

Restorative justice practice framework August 2019 [PDF, 1006 KB]

Restorative Justice Family Violence Practice Standards August 2019 [PDF, 1.5 MB]

Restorative Justice Family Violence Practice Resources August 2019 [DOCX, 6.8 MB]

Restorative justice: Standards for sexual offending cases [PDF, 666 KB]

Reoffending analysis for restorative justice cases 2008-2013 [PDF, 553 KB]

Reoffending analysis for restorative justice cases 2008-2011 [PDF, 651 KB]

Reoffending analysis for restorative justice cases 2008-2009 [PDF, 548 KB]

Victim satisfaction survey 2011 [PDF, 159 KB]

Restorative justice: Victim satisfaction survey 2016 [PDF, 774 KB] 

Restorative justice: Victim satisfaction survey 2018 [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Restorative justice contacts

View a list of providers of restorative justice

Other relevant contact details

Restorative Practices Aotearoa

Phone: 04 803 3497 or 0800 752 462

Email: rja@rja.org.nz

Website: Restorative Practices Aotearoa(external link) 

The Diana Unwin Chair in Restorative Justice

Phone: 04 463 7421

Email: restorativejustice@vuw.ac.nz

Website: The Diana Unwin Chair in Restorative Justice(external link)

Resolution Institute

Phone: 04 463 7421

Email: rj@resolution.institute

Website: Resolution Institute(external link)

Referral process for restorative justice pre-sentence cases

During the referral process, a case is passed onto the provider group by the court or police diversion officer. The provider then assesses whether the case is suitable for a restorative justice conference.

Restorative justice referral process diagram [PDF, 345 KB]

Restorative justice facilitator training & accreditation

The Ministry of Justice provides a restorative justice facilitator training and accreditation programme as part of our commitment to supporting quality restorative justice provision in New Zealand.

All practicing restorative justice facilitators need to be either restorative justice accredited or working towards accreditation. Facilitators seeking accreditation (and new facilitators) must satisfactorily complete restorative justice facilitation induction training. Restorative justice providers are responsible for ensuring that facilitators are enrolled on training courses and that facilitators are subsequently working towards accreditation.

To find out more, see the Resolution Institute website or contact us.

Resolution Institute website(external link)

Email: restorativejustice@justice.govt.nz

My client wants to take part in restorative justice

Fill in this form if you are a defence lawyer and your client wants to take part in restorative justice. The information you give us will be used to make sure our records are up-to-date, so (if the judge directs restorative justice) we’ll be passing on the right information to the Restorative Justice Provider. Please give this form to the court taker at your local court.

Restorative justice form [PDF, 133 KB]

Restorative justice form Waitakere District Court only [PDF, 64 KB]

This page was last updated: 20th August 2019