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Establishing alternative courtroom layouts to make it easier for parties to engage is one of the eight approaches recommended in the Te Ao Mārama Best…
Te Kooti o Timatanga Hou The New Beginnings Court in Auckland deals with offenders who are homeless. The Court currently sits once a month. The aim…
A new approach to the youngest adults in the District Court The District Court started a different kind of hearing for young adults through a judge-led…
In Wellington Judge Bill Hastings heads the Special Circumstances Court. Established in March 2012 by then-District Court Judge, Justice Susan Thomas, the Court of Special Circumstances…
Matariki: Huarahi ki te oranga tangata The Matariki Court is based in Kaikohe, Northland. Where a person pleads guilty to an offence, but before the court…
Te Whare Whakapiki Wairua The adult Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court was established in 2012 to pilot an innovative approach to offending which is fuelled…
New Zealand's Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Court (CPMIP) at Auckland District Court convenes every fortnight to assess the mental health of criminal defendants, determining…
By Judge Sanjay Patel The public has a right to know what happens in our courts. In most circumstances, court hearings are open to the public…
By Judge Tony FitzGerald The vast majority of young people who come to police attention are unlikely to go on to be adult offenders. Their behaviour…
By Judge Lance Rowe If a person pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of, an offence, usually they are convicted of that offence. However, a…
Judge Stephen O’Driscoll Since 2007 the District Court has been able to impose a sentence of home detention. Now about 3000 offenders a year are being…
By Judge Richard McIlraith For many years the District Court has dealt with prosecutions following workplace accidents. The law on workplace safety has been significantly reformed…
Judge Frances Eivers — Tangata Whenua Judge Ngā taonga tuku iho nō ngā tūpuna A core cultural value of Maori is to establish a connection or kinship — whanaungatanga. Tāngata…
Judge Jacquelyn Moran — Principal Family Court Judge Cases involving allegations of domestic violence are a significant part of the Family Court workload. These allegations usually…
By Judge Ian McHardy When relationships break up, separating couples can generally expect to get a half share of the property they owned together. However, a…
By Judge Pippa Sinclair Judicial monitoring is a unique sentencing option for judges. It allows the court to actively manage and monitor compliance with a sentence. Judicial…
By Judge Simon Menzies Most people associate the District Court with its criminal jurisdiction. However, it has a civil jurisdiction which is just as important and…
Judge Tony Lendrum National Resource Judge for Family and Civil Settlement Conferences A judicial settlement conference is a type of mediation conference convened by a judge. It…
By Judge Pippa Sinclair It is a basic tenet of our justice system that a person who is charged with a criminal offence is able to…
Judge Chris McGuire — District Court Judge Those on the autism spectrum present a unique set of challenges for a judge. It is rare that these people commit…
By Judge Tom Gilbert Anyone charged with a criminal offence can ask a judge for a sentence indication. A sentence indication is exactly that — an…
By Judge Eddie Paul A communication assistant is available to participants in the sexual violence courts being piloted in Auckland and Whāngārei. Communication assistants are for defendants,…
Judge Anna Skellern Working in the District Court, there is no escaping the fact that New Zealand has unacceptably high family violence rates. From 2009 to 2015,…
By Judge Barbara Morris The Wairarapa has, as do many regions, a relatively high crime rate. There are many victims of those crimes. We in the…
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