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10/10/2025, 12:00 am
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The Manukau District Court Capacity Expansion Project was completed today.
9/10/2025, 12:00 am
The Ministry of Justice has opened public consultation on its draft Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB).
17/09/2025, 12:00 am
The recognition of unsafe international adoptions under the Adoption Act 1955 has been suspended to protect children and young people from harm.
17/09/2025, 12:00 am
Families of the deceased will save time and money as a result of changes to probate law and new systems put in place by the Ministry of Justice.
17/09/2025, 12:00 am
New private statutory adjudication for New Zealand – submissions sought
Budget 2022 is investing $114.52m over four years to strengthen collective action to prevent and respond to family violence and sexual violence.
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We are updating our process for accepting payments. Our application forms will no longer include a section for writing credit card details.
The public has helped the Government form adoption law reform options for a creating a new adoption system for Aotearoa New Zealand.
The 2021 New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) has been released.
Te Puna Aonui is the joint venture of government agencies that will deliver Te Aorerekura.
The Ministry of Justice has reviewed the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died in Balmoral on 8 September 2022 (GMT) at age 96. She had reigned as Queen for 70 years.
Cabinet has agreed that people who are wrongly convicted and serve a sentence of home detention should be eligible to apply for compensation.
Coroner Anna Tutton has been appointed as the new Chief Coroner, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.
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UPDATE: The local state of emergency has been lifted in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland and all affected courts will open as normal.
Work to reform Aotearoa New Zealand’s adoption laws is moving to the next stage after completion of a second round of public engagement.
Budget 2021 invests $348.545m over 5 years in initiatives that will improve access to justice and support improvements in wellbeing.
