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News
See the latest updates on news and events around the Ministry. If you can't find what you're looking for here, try our media release section or news archive.
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Family Court research documents
The Ministry of Justice has released research on the Family Court.
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Historical homosexual convictions can now be wiped from criminal records
A new scheme where people can ask for historic homosexual convictions to be wiped launched yesterday.
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Spam emails from New Zealand Jury
We’re getting reports of emails sent from New Zealand Jury with the subject Justice Department Invitation.
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Crown/Māori Relations - Our path ahead
We're holding hui across the country to seek your thoughts and feedback on how the relationship between the Crown and Māori can be made healthier
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Major new crime survey launched
A new crime survey, the NZ Crime and Victim Survey (NZCVS), started on March 5.
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Auckland High Court public open day
Come explore the 150-year history of Auckland High Court at our public open day on Saturday 10 March.
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Improving family violence programmes
People who commit family violence will be better supported to change their behaviour and break the cycle of offending.
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World Justice Project ranks New Zealand highly
New Zealand continues to rank highly in a major international survey that measures countries on the rule of law.
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Dunedin Law Courts officially reopen
All Dunedin courts and tribunals can now be found at the Law Courts building on Dunbar Street.
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Court and Tribunal hours – December 2025 and January 2026
Courts and tribunals will be closed during the holiday period. Reopening dates vary, starting from 5 January 2025, with all locations open by 19 January 2026.
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Fee increases
From today (1 July 2025), the Ministry of Justice is increasing fees in courts and most Ministry administered tribunals.
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Text reminders about fines
Find out how to tell if a text from us is genuine.