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Justice Minister Andrew Little has established an Independent Panel to examine the 2014 reforms which made significant changes to the family justice system.
Parliament is considering a Bill which would establish a tribunal to help Canterbury homeowners resolve long-standing insurance claims.
We've won the Excellence in Regulatory Systems category for our anti-money laundering work at the Deloitte IPANZ Public Sector Excellence Awards for 2018.
A programme of work to help reform the criminal justice system has been launched.
New laws are coming into force from 1 July to help prevent criminals from laundering money and financing terrorism.
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Mana Te Kanawa, who recently retired after almost 50 years with the Māori Land Court.
The Ministry of Justice has become the first public sector organisation to receive the DVFREE Tick from Shine, a specialist domestic violence prevention charity
The Ministry of Justice will be writing to people who have received a letter incorrectly suggesting they may be a person who owes fines or reparation. Every year, the Ministry matches data with Inland Revenue and in the last financial year, more than 2 million people were successfully matched this way....
The Ministry of Justice has released research on the Family Court.
A new scheme where people can ask for historic homosexual convictions to be wiped launched yesterday.
Auckland District Court is open today for business as usual following yesterdays power issues.
We’re getting reports of emails sent from New Zealand Jury with the subject Justice Department Invitation.
We're holding hui across the country to seek your thoughts and feedback on how the relationship between the Crown and Māori can be made healthier
A new crime survey, the NZ Crime and Victim Survey (NZCVS), started on March 5.
Come explore the 150-year history of Auckland High Court at our public open day on Saturday 10 March.
People who commit family violence will be better supported to change their behaviour and break the cycle of offending.
New Zealand continues to rank highly in a major international survey that measures countries on the rule of law.
All Dunedin courts and tribunals can now be found at the Law Courts building on Dunbar Street.
Ministry policy analysts have won the top prize from a major independent consultancy firm that ranks government agencies on the quality of their policy advice.
Family violence victims will have some of the furniture needed to get re-established in new homes, thanks to donation of surplus Ministry furniture and items.