On this page you will find selected responses to requests to the Ministry of Justice under the Official Information Act 1982 that have been published.

Some parts of the response would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Act. Where this is the case, the relevant sections of the Act that would apply have been identified. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it.

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  1. Justice Matters - issue 03 - June 2016 [PDF, 1.5 MB]

    Read the third issue of Justice Matters, the Ministry of Justice's newsletter. Chief Executive Andrew Bridgman discusses what we’re doing, and need to do, to make sure our customers have a better experience of the justice system; we highlight how restorative justice and iwi panels are making a difference for our customers; and Justice Minister Amy Adams begins a regular column for us. In this issue, she discusses a new approach to protecting vulnerable New Zealanders.

  2. Justice Matters - issue 02 - March 2016 [PDF, 1.8 MB]

    Read the second issue of the  Ministry of Justice's quarterly newsletter for everyone with an interest in a safe and just New Zealand. In this issue, Chief Executive Andrew Bridgman discusses our modernisation journey and we highlight some of our achievements along the way. We also update progress on the leading-edge Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct and cover some of the great work our teams are doing to make a positive difference for our customers.

  3. Justice Matters - issue 01 - December 2015 [PDF, 2.8 MB]

    Read the first issue of the Ministry of Justice’s newsletter for everyone with an interest in a safe and just New Zealand. Every 3 months we will update you on our activities and share some of our successes on our way to delivering modern, accessible and people-centred justice services to New Zealanders. We can only achieve this goal with the support of our partners and stakeholders. The breadth of what we do may surprise some. In this issue we cover everything from a Treaty of Waitangi settleme…

  4. Criminal Procedure Act 2011: caseload performance for first 12 months [PDF, 672 KB]

    The Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (CPA) came fully into force on 1 July 2013. The CPA is designed to make the criminal court system more efficient while protecting people’s fundamental human rights. This report primarily provides a breakdown of CPA caseload performance at the 12-month mark, rather than an assessment of the performance of the criminal jurisdiction as a whole. The report also adopts cohort analysis in relation to the average time to resolve cases (timeliness), elections rates and pr…