District Court Judges are involved in a number of specialist criminal courts. These include: the Alcohol and other Drug Treatment Court/Te Whare Whakapiki Wairua; the Family Violence Court; the New Beginning Court/Te Kooti o Timatanga Hou; the Matariki Court; and the Court of Special Circumstances.
A defence lawyer and her client embrace at the conclusion of a hearing before Judge Bill Hastings (background) in Wellington's Court of Special Circumstances
Please note that these courts are not available in all parts of New Zealand, and not all defendants will be able to access these courts.
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