Due to severe weather events, the following court has been closed:
Kaitaia District Court
If you need to contact the court, or require any assistance, please call 0800 268 787
New Zealanders are warned of scam text messages currently circulating that claim to be from the Ministry of Justice about overdue traffic fines. Read more about Texts from Ministry of Justice
The Act covers the following categories of rights and freedoms:
Life and security of the person
Democratic and civil rights
Non-discrimination and minority rights
Search, arrest and detention
Criminal procedure, and
The right to justice.
All bills (proposed laws) are checked for consistency with the Bill of Rights Act before they are introduced into Parliament. If there is an inconsistency, the Attorney-General must inform Parliament. While this does not prevent Parliament passing inconsistent laws, it does ensure that any issues are known and discussed.