During the COVID-19 pandemic response period, the District Court is providing essential services. Judges are available in all the court’s divisions, including the Family Court, to deal with as many proceedings as can be safely undertaken. The court is doing some things differently to ensure it can deliver justice safely, including by using technology to hold some hearings remotely. Information about how the changes affect various court participants can be found in the dedicated COVID-19 Information section.
The District Court is the largest court in Australasia. Most New Zealanders who go to court will go through the entire justice process in the District Court. Each year, 175 Judges in 58 courthouses deal with approximately 200,000 criminal, family, youth and civil matters. Judicial decisions from a representative sample of these cases are published here, with emphasis on significant decisions of particular interest. Selections are updated regularly in an independent process — overseen by an Editorial Board of judges. Alongside other background material, the publication of decisions on this website aims to enhance the open and transparent administration of justice in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Sentencing — supplying goods not complying with product safety standard — toys — Fair Trading Act 1986, s 30(1) — Sentencing Act 2002 — Commerce Commission...
Relating to District Court access for "managed arrived persons", this protocol applies to every person who must, under either the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air...
Protocols for Alert Level 1 for all divisions of the District Court — civil jurisdiction, criminal jurisdiction, Family Court, Youth Court and Accident Compensation Appeals....
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Recent criminal judgments have just been uploaded onto the District Court website, including sentencing in a Commer… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Read about the launch of pilot Young Adult List Court — Iti rearea teiteti kahikatea ka taea in "Celebrating a new… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Story through time: 5 additions to a set of panels by carver Hermann Salzmann depicting the community served by Por… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Double celebration: Porirua District Court hosts the launch of pilot Young Adult List Court-Iti rearea teiteti kahi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Dignitaries including the Chief Justice, the Chief District Court Judge, the Secretary for Justice and the Minister… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Media release — Trial of Young Adult List court officially launched in Porirua. Read online now at: districtcourts.govt.nz/media-informat…
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Principal Youth Court Judge John Walker speaks at the official launch of a new type of hearing for young adult offe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Read or download District Court Protocol – Isolation and Quarantine. This protocol relates to access to a District… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Read about the classification of tiny houses, along with other recent civil decisions at: districtcourts.govt.nz/search/SearchF… 
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Read newly-uploaded judgments, including the first WorkSafe judgment containing a successful application for a Cour… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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