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Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu today launched results from the most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of court users.

‘Understanding our Court Users: Court User Survey 2010’ is the result of more than two thousand face-to-face interviews with non-professional court users from the eight largest District and combined District/High courts around the country, as well as the Auckland High Court.

Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu and Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman today welcomed the swearing in of 16 members of the new Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT) in Auckland.

The IPT commences work on Monday, 29 November and will decide all immigration, deportation, refugee and protection appeals in New Zealand.

Established under the Immigration Act 2009, the IPT replaces the current immigration-related appeal bodies and creates a single, ‘one-stop-shop' tribunal to consider all grounds for appeal in one place.

Nelson's re-developed courthouse was opened today by Courts Minister Hon Georgina te Heuheu.

The structural engineering of the Supreme Court building project won a significant international engineering award at the weekend, much to the delight of the Minister for Courts, Georgina te H

Government makes jury duty rules more flexible

Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu today unveiled two pou installed in the atrium of the North Shore District Court. 

Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu has announced that everyone entering the Manukau District Court will be subject to fulltime security screening as from today.

Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu has announced that District Court jury trials will resume in Christchurch tomorrow. 

Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu has announced that everyone entering the Auckland District Court will be subject to security screening from today.

Minister for Courts, Georgina te Heuheu has commended Court collections staff who participated in a joint operation alongside North Shore Police recently, which saw Warrants to Seize for unpaid fin

Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu QSO today attended the formal opening ceremony to mark Level 2 of the Specialist Courts and Tribunals Centre in the Gen-i Tower, Auckland, becoming fully operatio

The Government has made available $2 million during the 2010/11 year for the rollout of audio visual links for court proceedings.

The redeveloped courthouse at Whangarei is a fitting building for the hub of Northland's court cluster and one of which the Whangarei and wider Northland community can be proud, Courts Minister Hon

A bill to enhance the courts' powers to collect fines, reparation payments, and civil debt passed its first reading in Parliament today.

Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu today congratulated court staff who participated in a highly successful joint operation with the Police in Waitakere which saw over 10,000 vehicles stopped an

A bill to enhance the courts' powers to collect fines, reparation payments, and civil debt was introduced to Parliament this week by Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu, QSO.

Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu is praising the Ministry of Justice and Police for a joint operation which has led to the recovery of thousands of dollars of unpaid fines.

A total of 27,000 Māori land blocks have been registered with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) on the conclusion of the Māori Freehold Land Registration (MFLR) Project.

Levin's new courthouse was described as a "triumph of modern architecture" when it was officially opened today by the Prime Minister, Hon John Key.  Speaking at the opening, Courts Minister, H

A sensitive combination of the historic and modern have been incorporated into Timaru's new courthouse, which was today opened by Courts Minister, Georgina te Heuheu QSO.

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Thank you, your Honour. It's a pleasure to be here in Manukau today for such an important occasion - the swearing-in of eight new Community Magistrates.

Eight new Community Magistrates have been appointed for the Auckland region, Justice Minister Simon Power and Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu announced today.