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Noel Harris from the Ministry’s Waitangi Tribunal Unit has received a State Services Commissioner Commendation for Frontline Excellence
There are just five days left to make submissions on the Family Justice Services Review.
We may call it jury duty but it’s also a right that we are lucky to have.
The Ministry has published the legal aid payments to providers for the 2017/18 financial year.
The Annual Report describes the Ministry’s performance during the year across all business units and the highlights of service initiatives.
A commitment to improving community and government responses to victims of family violence and sexual violence is driving changes to the way government organise
The first two applications for the expungement of historical homosexual conviction accepted.
Oamaru court services returning to historic courthouse.
The Ministry of Justice and Statistics New Zealand have published the latest six-monthly reports of justice statistics for the year ended June 2018.
Today we celebrate the 125th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage and the extraordinary contribution women have made to justice in New Zealand.
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.
The Independent Panel considering the 2014 family justice reforms wants to hear from people who have used the Family Court and related services.
The Ministry has won an award for empowering women in the workplace at the 2018 New Zealand Diversity Awards.
The Independent Panel evaluating the 2014 reforms to the family justice system will be launching a public submissions process from 5 September 2018.
We're holding four public consultation sessions regarding the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Justice Minister Andrew Little has established an Independent Panel to examine the 2014 reforms which made significant changes to the family justice system.
Parliament is considering a Bill which would establish a tribunal to help Canterbury homeowners resolve long-standing insurance claims.
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.
A programme of work to help reform the criminal justice system has been launched.
New laws are coming into force from 1 July to help prevent criminals from laundering money and financing terrorism.