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News
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Ministry recipient of Inaugural Public Service Day Award
Noel Harris from the Ministry’s Waitangi Tribunal Unit has received a State Services Commissioner Commendation for Frontline Excellence
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Public submissions on the 2014 Family Justice reforms close Friday
There are just five days left to make submissions on the Family Justice Services Review.
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Jury service: A duty or a right?
We may call it jury duty but it’s also a right that we are lucky to have.
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Legal aid payments published
The Ministry has published the legal aid payments to providers for the 2017/18 financial year.
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Ministry’s latest Annual Report published
The Annual Report describes the Ministry’s performance during the year across all business units and the highlights of service initiatives.
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Doing things differently to end family violence and sexual violence
A commitment to improving community and government responses to victims of family violence and sexual violence is driving changes to the way government organise
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First expungements granted
The first two applications for the expungement of historical homosexual conviction accepted.
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Return to historic Oamaru Courthouse
Oamaru court services returning to historic courthouse.
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New justice statistics published
The Ministry of Justice and Statistics New Zealand have published the latest six-monthly reports of justice statistics for the year ended June 2018.
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Justice celebrates 125 Years of women’s suffrage
Today we celebrate the 125th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage and the extraordinary contribution women have made to justice in New Zealand.
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Industrial action on Wednesday 19 September - Courthouses to close
District and High courthouses and tribunal offices across New Zealand will be closed to the public from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Wednesday 19 September.
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Submissions on 2014 family justice reforms now open
The Independent Panel considering the 2014 family justice reforms wants to hear from people who have used the Family Court and related services.
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Ministry wins Empowerment Award for Women's Network
The Ministry has won an award for empowering women in the workplace at the 2018 New Zealand Diversity Awards.
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Public submissions to the Panel considering the family justice system start 5 September
The Independent Panel evaluating the 2014 reforms to the family justice system will be launching a public submissions process from 5 September 2018.
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Have your say on the UN Convention Against Torture
We're holding four public consultation sessions regarding the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
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Independent Panel to examine the 2014 family justice reforms
Justice Minister Andrew Little has established an Independent Panel to examine the 2014 reforms which made significant changes to the family justice system.
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Resolving Canterbury earthquakes insurance claims
Parliament is considering a Bill which would establish a tribunal to help Canterbury homeowners resolve long-standing insurance claims.
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Anti-money laundering efforts scoop excellence award
We've won the Excellence in Regulatory Systems category for our anti-money laundering work at the Deloitte IPANZ Public Sector Excellence Awards for 2018.
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Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata: Safe and Effective Justice launched
A programme of work to help reform the criminal justice system has been launched.