What is Te Au Reka?

Te Au Reka is the new digital case management system that will support modern and effective case management. Case management is the process by which courts carry out their administrative function of moving cases from filing to disposal, in support of judicial decision-making and reaching resolution for participants. Establishing trusted, modern and responsive digital case and court management capability, will significantly improve the experience of all court users.

You can read more in this Overview of Te Au Reka [PDF, 487 KB] 


Te Au Reka will deliver modern capability in five key areas:

  • Online portals – supporting participants to file, pay and track the progression of their case online
  • Logistics management – supporting the right things to occur at the right time
  • Content management – supporting the use, management, privacy and access to court information/files
  • Procedure management – supporting the application of the procedural process, including judicial decisions
  • Administration management – supporting the administrative activities that underpin the functioning of the court processes. 

These are detailed further in the Te Au Reka capability model [PDF, 1.5 MB]