Ministry of Justice

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October 2026

• 27 OctCyber attack causes delays to coronial investigations

September 2026

• 4 SepFormer Lotto presenter avoids jail for money laundering conviction

August 2026

• 5 AugMinistry of Justice review follows saga involving former Lotto presenter

December 2025

• 2 Dec 2025Helen Clark Foundation calls for reform of sexual violence laws

November 2025

• 3 Nov 2025Minister warned of retail crime advisory group chair's behaviour

October 2025

• 3 Oct 2025Whakaari coronial inquiry begins in Whakatāne+1

September 2025

• 10 Sep 2025High Court rules Kim Dotcom's extradition to the US is legal+2

August 2025

• 26 Aug 2025Ministry of Justice apologises for erroneous fine text messages

June 2025

• 12 Jun 2025Prison population projected to increase by 36 percent over next decade

May 2025

• 23 May 2025Researchers challenge UNICEF report on New Zealand youth suicide rates
• 20 May 2025Wellington lawyer suspended for two years after office theft

March 2025

• 14 Mar 2025Man charged after email threat caused Waiuku College lockdown

February 2025

• 28 Feb 2025Violent crime victimisation rates remain mostly steady according to new data
• 20 Feb 2025Nelson courthouse to close for four months due to earthquake risk

January 2025

• 19 Jan 2025Police disrupt antisocial road user gatherings in Wellington and Hutt Valley
• 14 Jan 2025Dunedin activist pays offender levy in bag of coal
• 5 Jan 2025Nearly 450 assaults recorded in New Zealand courthouses since 2019