As Monday 27 January 2025 is Auckland Anniversary Day, the following court locations will be closed (including High Courts and National Office functions):
Kaitāia, Kaikohe, Whangārei, North Shore, Waitākere, Auckland, Manukau, Papakura, Pukekohe, Huntly, Hamilton, Morrinsville, Tokoroa, Te Awamutu, Te Kūiti, Thames, Waihi, Tauranga, Whakatāne, Ōpōtiki, Rotorua, Taupō, Taumarunui, Ruatōria, Gisborne and Auckland Specialist Courts and Tribunals Centre (this includes the Northern Tribunals Unit, as well as the Auckland office for the Environment and Employment Courts). Any questions, call our Contact Centre.
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (administered by TPK)
Court Matters Act 2018
Courts Security Act 1999
Arbitration Act 1996
Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1979
Key secondary legislation
Coroners (Forms) Regulations 2008
Coroners (Pathologists Fees) Regulations 2007
Family Court Rules 2002
Family Courts Fees Regulations 2009
Family Courts (Prescribed Proportion of Professionals' Costs) Regulations 2014
Family Proceedings Rules 1981
Family Violence Regulations 2019
Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews
Recent and current reviews and initiatives include:
The Court Matters Act 2018 and the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 form an integrated package of amendments contributing to the goal of a modern, effective, and efficient courts and tribunals system.
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act reform. The Whenua Māori Programme is a cross-government programme jointly led by Te Puni Kōkiri and the Ministry of Justice. It has included recent reforms to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Programme is currently focused on implementing these changes to the Act, and other technology and operational changes for the Māori Land Court. Further information on the Programme can be found at:
The Coroners (Access to Body of Dead Person) Amendment Act 2018 amended the Coroners Act 2006 to require the coroner, when determining whether a person should be allowed to remain with the tūpāpaku (the body of a deceased person), to also consider tikanga Māori and the expectations of other cultures.
Forward work
The Whenua Māori Programme is currently focused on recent amendments to the implementing these changes to the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, and other technology and operational changes for the Māori Land Court.
The Rules Committee regularly updates Court Rules to improve court practice. Further information on the Rules Committee and its current major projects can be found at: