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This is a message from the Jury Officer of the Rotorua Court.
All jurors who are currently not sitting on a trial:
Please note that there are no further jury trials scheduled for this week and your attendance from jury service is therefore excused for the rest of the week. On behalf of Ministry of Justice, we thank you for your attendance for jury service.
All jurors who are currently on sitting on a trial:
Please continue to follow directions provided by Judge or Court staff in your Courtroom.
N.B: All jurors will be required to undergo security screening upon entry to the Courthouse. To assist with a smooth entry process, jurors are asked not to bring any items that could be considered a weapon. This includes, but is not limited to, glass bottles, glass perfume bottles, cutlery, pocketknives and similar items.Food and cold drinks (not contained in glass or metal bottles) may be brought into the Courthouse but must not be consumed in the foyer of the Courtrooms. Hot drinks are not permitted.
