This website utilises a Solr search engine, which allows full text search of all judgments and non-judgment content. Simply enter a word or phrase into the search box to search across all of the content on this website.
To narrow your search and find only relevant content, use the filters and aids provided.
At the top of every page is a link to lists of judgments of High Public Interest(external link) and All Judgments(external link).
Lists start with the most recently published judgments at the top.
You will find search boxes on the Home Page, All Judgments page, and High Public Interest page, and by clicking on the Search Icon in the right side corner of the menu bar. You can find a search icon at the top of every page.
Simply enter a word or phrase into the search box to search across all of the content, including summaries, judgments, and all pages on this website.
To narrow your search and find what you are looking for only, filters and aids for searching are provided.
So if you wish to search all judgments published in 2016, simply choose 2016 from the year drop-down.
Judgments from matters heard in the District Court are each given a Medium Neutral Citation (MNC). This includes the year that the matter was heard, a court identifier, a unique number, and the names of the parties to the case.
The court identifiers for the District Court judgments include:
NZDC — New Zealand District Court, includes criminal and civil matters.
NZFC — New Zealand Family Court.
NZYC — New Zealand Youth Court.
For example, criminal judgments appear in the following format on this database:
Davis v Bradley [2016] NZDC 1589.
Note: To search by MNC number, don't include the square brackets. For example, to search for [2016] NZDC 1589, enter 2016 NZDC 1589.
The date filter return results for the date on which the judgment was published.
To search for the date that the judgment was delivered or heard, you will need to search across all of the judgment content.
To find a judgment where you know the date the judgment was made (or heard):
For example, to search for judgments heard and/or delivered on 14 February 2017, enter "14 February 2017". For all of February 2017, enter "February 2017".
Notes:
Lists of keywords and phrases related to Civil, Criminal, Youth, and Family matters that have been commonly used within judgments published on this database are found on the Civil, Criminal, Youth, and Family pages:
A search can be made of a single word or "a phrase". The search will:
Special characters include: [ ] {} ( ) + - && || ! ^ " ~ * ? : \
Single words and phrases can be joined together for more complex searches using operators.
To search for content on this website that is not a judgment:
From the Filter Search drop-down list, choose Information only|not judgments:
The results returned will not contain judgments.
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