You can read the latest news and announcements concerning the District Court in this section.
COURT AND TRIBUNAL HOURS – DECEMBER 2024 & JANUARY 2025 Courts and tribunals will be closed during the holiday period. Reopening dates vary, starting from Friday 3 January 2025, with all locations open by Monday 20 January 2025. Confirmed dates for…
The District Court of New Zealand Te Kōtī-ā-Rohe o Aotearoa received three applications for judicial recounts for the 2023 General Election under the Electoral Act 1993 Recounts were conducted by counting staff in the presence of the Judge and the Returning…
The Attorney-General has announced the appointment of a new District Court Judge. Susie Houghton of Auckland is the new appointment. You can read the announcement here.
Following the Government’s decision last week to remove the remaining COVID-19 restrictions, District Court operating protocols have been withdrawn and the Jury Trial Protocol and Jury Trial Guidelines have been modified, effective today. The new Protocol and Guidelines are published here. Read…
The Prime Minister has announced the removal of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions. It is no longer mandatory for people with COVID-19 to isolate for seven days. A five-day isolation period is now recommended. Mask-wearing settings for health facilities have also…
In the sentencing hierarchy home detention sits above community-based sentences but below imprisonment. Home detention is, therefore, a real alternative to imprisonment. Home detention means an offender has to serve their sentence at a specific residence instead of in prison. The sentence…
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