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Minister of Justice Andrew Little today announced that former Cabinet Secretary and Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff has been appointed as the next Chair of the Electoral Commission.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has welcomed the first reading of the Electoral Amendment Bill in Parliament today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has welcomed the first reading of the Referendums Framework Bill in Parliament today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Abortion law will be modernised so it is treated as a health issue rather than a crime, Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Ministers Andrew Little and David Parker have started three days of international talks in London, focused on cyber and online threats, and border and international security issues.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General
  • Justice

Changes to the Electoral Act, including enabling voters to enrol on election day, have been introduced to Parliament today says Justice Minister Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

A Bill enabling the cannabis referendum to be held with the 2020 General Election has been introduced to Parliament today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

A Bill to make trust law easier to understand will become law, says Justice Minister Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little says the Ināia Tonu Nei: Māori Justice Hui report released today provides important insights into Māori attitudes toward the justice system and ideas on how to improve justice outcomes.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has today tabled the Law Commission’s final report on its review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

The scope of the Proceeds of Crime Fund has been broadened to include initiatives that have a wellbeing focus and address crime-related harm Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Retiring Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon has been appointed the next Race Relations Commissioner, Justice Minister Andrew Little announced today. 

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has welcomed Google’s suspension of a system which published information subject to a suppression order in a high profile murder case.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

The Government will introduce law changes later this year to ensure that the justice system, in prosecuting sexual violence cases, does no more harm to victims and survivors.

  • Jan Logie
  • Justice

New family violence laws will increase the safety of victims and their families, create effective interventions for people who use violence, and ensure every branch of the justice system is responding in a joined-up, appropriate way to the problem of family violence.

  • Jan Logie
  • Justice

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Justice Minister Andrew Little have announced last year’s significant increase to Community Law Centres’ funding has been made permanent in the Wellbeing Budget.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

New Zealand’s democracy is to be enhanced, with voters gaining the right to enrol on election day at next year’s general election and allowing ballot boxes to be placed in supermarkets and malls to make it easier for people to vote, Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

From 1 July, family violence agencies and social services practitioners will be able to share information to better respond to family violence.

  • Jan Logie
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has welcomed the release of the Independent Panel’s review of the 2014 family justice system reforms.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

New Zealanders from across the country are calling for the criminal justice system to be overhauled, says Justice Minister Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little will travel to Sweden this weekend to represent New Zealand at a high-level summit on nuclear disarmament.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

The Wellbeing Budget will continue the Government’s drive to make New Zealand into the best place in the world to be a child, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Jan Logie
  • Prime Minister
  • Children
  • Education
  • Justice
  • Social Development

Budget 2019 delivers on many of the recommendations contained in the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, He Ara Oranga. The Inquiry revealed that a new approach to mental health and addiction is needed in New Zealand which the Government is starting to deliver.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Prime Minister
  • Corrections
  • Health
  • Housing and Urban Development
  • Justice

Another pathway to resolve insurance claims relating to the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes will soon be available to homeowners in the region, as the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill has passed its third reading in the House, says Justice Minister Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice