Conduct research with NZCVS participants

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.

Every year, over 6,000 NZCVS respondents consent to contact for further research. The Ministry of Justice can facilitate access to a sample of these respondents for eligible researchers.

Academics, postgraduate students, government agencies, private research organisations and non-government organisations including iwi organisations and service providers with sufficient research capability are eligible to apply. Though researchers without an institutional review board will be required to apply to the Aotearoa Research Ethics Committee before contacting participants.

Projects focused on one of the following will be prioritised:

Trust in the law and justice institutions
Violent crime
Reporting and help-seeking
Perceptions of safety
Family violence and sexual violence
Fraud and deception
Therapeutic justice interventions
Justice outcomes for Māori
Specific populations such as LGBTQIA+, disabled people, migrants, young adults, elders.

Research that is applicable, with findings that can inform legislative and/or operational interventions, support delivery of the Ministry of Justice’s strategy, and build upon insights derived from the NZCVS is also prioritised.

Please note, there is a cost associated with recontacting participants through our survey administrator. Researchers will need to cover this, and a quote will be provided upon receipt of an application.

Applicants are welcome to discuss potential proposals with the NZCVS team by emailing NZCVS@justice.govt.nz

Researchers who use the NZCVS recontact panel should be prepared to share their final report or other relevant findings with the Ministry of Justice at the end of their project.

To apply, please complete this application form [DOCX, 132 KB] and return it to NZCVS@justice.govt.nz.