Jury service: A duty or a right?
Regional Manager Northern, Chris King, talking about jury service this morning on TVNZ's Breakfast show.
Every year about 130,000 New Zealanders are asked to give up their time to serve on a jury. You might think they do it because they have to (true) but they also do it because they believe in the right to a fair trial and want to contribute.
We may call it jury duty but it’s also a right that we are lucky to have. Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and justice system and being a juror is a way that you can contribute to your community.