Chief-Coroners-Annual-Report-2021-22-and-2022-23.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]
...ensuring the Court reflects the community it serves. As at the end of 2022/23, the Coroners Court bench was comprised of 26 coroners, including the Chief Coroner. Coroners are based in nine locations around Aotearoa New Zealand, in Whangārei, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Hastings, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Coroners are supported in their roles by the Ministry of Justice’s Coroners Court staff. The role of the coroner is to inquire into th...