Key initiatives archive

This archive contains information on past projects.

  • Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata

    We worked on long term solutions to improve community safety and the way justice works and we want to listen to everyone involved. This is just the beginning and it will take time, but we have to make a start as the system isn’t working.

  • Māori Electoral Option

    The Government considered whether the timing and frequency of the Māori Electoral Option should be changed.

  • Privacy

    We progressed reforms to New Zealand’s privacy laws to protect people’s personal information and help ensure businesses and organisations that hold such data safeguard and handle it appropriately.

  • Human Rights Act amendment to strengthen incitement laws

    The Government considered amending the Human Rights Act 1993 to include religious communities in the existing protections against incitement that have been in place since the 1970s.

  • Restorative Justice Service Review

    We reviewed the Restorative Justice (RJ) service.

  • Trust law reform

    New Zealand's trust laws were reformed in 2019. 

  • Broadening the Privacy Act’s notification rules

    The Government is considering potential changes to the notification rules for collecting personal information under the Privacy Act 2020.

  • 2022 periodic review of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017

    We supported the 2022 statutory periodic review of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017 led by Sir Terence Arnold KNZM and Matanuku Mahuika.

  • Review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012

    The previous Government reviewed the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

  • Criminal Cases Review Commission

    The Criminal Cases Review Commission was established on 1 July 2020 and looks into alleged miscarriages of justice.

  • Three strikes repeal

    The previous Government repealed the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010, known as the Three Strikes law.

  • Family Justice Reform

    Family justice was reformed to ensure that children and families affected by disputes about care arrangements receive appropriate support, representation, and protection.

  • Behavioural Science in the Justice Sector

    Behavioural Science Aotearoa (BSA), use evidence and research methods from social sciences to ensure policies and processes reflect the way people behave and make decisions.

  • CERD Report public consultation

    The New Zealand Government submitted a Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the CERD Committee).

  • Sale & supply of alcohol

    Find out about the sale and supply of alcohol in New Zealand.

  • Justice Sector Long-Term Insights Briefing

    Long-term Insights Briefings (LTIBs) are a government initiative requiring agencies to develop and share insights on the trends, risks and opportunities that affect, or may affect, Aotearoa New Zealand.

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