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Travellers who are planning on heading overseas this Christmas should make sure they have sorted any unpaid fines before they head to the airport, Courts Minister, Rick Barker said today.

Thank you very much for your kind invitation today, I am pleased to be invited to your Council meeting.

Papakura District Court will reopen for jury trials from early 2008, Courts Minister Rick Barker announced today.

Courts Minister, Rick Barker has today praised the constant improvements in the Courts portfolio.

Visuals for the new Levin District Courthouse were made public today by Courts Minister, Rick Barker.

The redevelopment of the Levin courthouse will form part of the largest courts capital investment programme in New Zealand’s recent history.

The National Transcription Service and the new Auckland Transcription Service Centre will help improve the efficiency of the court system by moving from a local to a national way of delivering transcription services.

This Service Centre is a trailblazer, providing a template for how other justice services could be delivered in New Zealand.

The Supreme Court complex is the pinnacle of the major investment in court facilities made by this government over the last eight years.

After eight years of constant improvement, leadership and investment from the Labour-led government our Courts system is being transformed.

Message from the Minister for Courts, Rick Barker

The Taupo Court refurbishment is the latest in the Government’s programme of improving court house facilities throughout New Zealand.

Courthouses are recognised within the community as symbols of civic duty, and the newly refurbished courthouse in Taupo is a fine example of this sentiment.

Tribunals play a vital role in the delivery of justice and account for a large amount of the contact the public has with the justice system.

The Tenancy Tribunal issues around 20,000 orders a year and the public will now be able to access decisions online though the Ministry of Justice website.

Courts Minister, Rick Barker today announced that Cabinet has agreed to the future direction of the tribunal reform programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Justice in conjunction with the Law Commission.

The Pay or Stay collection of fines at airports initiative has seen $3 million in fines collected or arrangements to pay entered into in the first year of operation.

Rick Barker released visuals for the new Timaru Courthouse in a visit to the city today

National MP Kate Wilkinson is pulling numbers from thin air in her latest negative rambling

The newly refurbished Tairâwhiti Mâori Land Court is offically opened

A new Bill will increase openness and improve processes in the Family Courts