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New Zealand courts celebrated the appointment of Judge Heemi Taumaunu as Chief District Court Judge at historic special sitting at Whāngārā marae.
Judge Heemi Taumaunu has been appointed as the new Chief District Court Judge.
The latest six-monthly reports of justice statistics for the year ended June 2019 are now available.
Ministry to contribute to Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy
New help to navigate a relationship break up.
Invitation to Ministry employees and contractors to contact The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Attack on Christchurch Mosques.
The Chief Victims Advisor to Government has released the final results from a survey that collected victims’ feedback on the criminal justice system.
The report captures the kōrero at a national Māori hui held in Rotorua in April 2019 to discuss Māori experiences with the justice system.
Jan Logie, Under-Secretary to the Minister of Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence), has announced a package of changes to improve the justice response to victims of sexual violence.“Everyone who has been harmed by sexual violence deserves to have justice delivered without going through more, avoidable, trauma,” said Under-Secretary Logie when...
Court services may be impacted by Metlink's train outage today
The Family Violence Act 2018 and the Family Violence (Amendments) Act 2018 take full effect on 1 July 2019.
The Independent Panel has released its report into the 2014 family justice reforms.
Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora – the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group has released the He Waka Roimata report
This year’s Wellbeing Budget makes a strategic investment of $56.1 million into the development of whenua, Māori freehold landowners and their whanau.
This year’s Wellbeing Budget delivers a comprehensive funding package dedicated to eliminating family violence and sexual violence in Aotearoa.
Government agencies will change how they care for vulnerable children following the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historical abuse in State care.
The latest six-monthly reports of justice statistics for the year ended December 2018 are now available.View the data tables on the Statistics New Zealand website.The report includes statistics relating to adults charged and convicted in court, children and young people charged in court, and children and young people given an...
April edition of Justice Matters published.
Christchurch Justice Emergency Precinct temporarily closed.
The Chief Victims Advisor wants to ensure that the needs of people who have experienced crime are at the heart of any reform of our criminal justice system