Tēnā koe John,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982.  Specifically, you requested:

Could you please provide the full list and names of the more than 50
tribunals that exist in New Zealand?

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to. 

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
the privacy of natural persons). 

You can expect a response by 2 October 2025.

Ngā mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [1]justice.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: john luke <[FOI #32233 email]>
Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2025 9:58 PM
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Chief Justice's 2024 Annual Report
(ref: 125710)

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

I noted, Chief Justice's 2024 Annual Report

 

[2]https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/publicati...

 

"TRIBUNAL REFORM New Zealanders are more likely to access civil justice
through tribunals than through the courts. More than 50 tribunals exist in
New Zealand, providing a forum for resolution for a wide range of issues,
from motor vehicle disputes to issues with superannuation. The Chief
Justice has called for the structural reforms to tribunals that have been
recommended by the Law Commission to be put into effect. These reforms
would provide tribunals with the institutional structure to ensure
independent and effective decision making – a critical requirement for the
rule of law, given the nature and extent of the work before them."

 

Could you please provide the full list and names of the more than 50
tribunals that exist in New Zealand?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

john luke

 

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Tēnā koe John,

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request of 4 September 2025.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

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From: [Ministry of Justice request email] <[Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Friday, September 5, 2025 8:34 AM
To: john luke <[FOI #32233 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Chief Justice's 2024 Annual
Report (ref: 125710)

 

Tēnā koe John,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982. Specifically, you requested:

Could you please provide the full list and names of the more than 50
tribunals that exist in New Zealand?

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
the privacy of natural persons).

You can expect a response by 2 October 2025.

Ngā mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [5]justice.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: john luke
Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2025 9:58 PM
To: [6][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Chief Justice's 2024 Annual Report
(ref: 125710)

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

I noted, Chief Justice's 2024 Annual Report

 

[7]https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/publicati...

 

"TRIBUNAL REFORM New Zealanders are more likely to access civil justice
through tribunals than through the courts. More than 50 tribunals exist in
New Zealand, providing a forum for resolution for a wide range of issues,
from motor vehicle disputes to issues with superannuation. The Chief
Justice has called for the structural reforms to tribunals that have been
recommended by the Law Commission to be put into effect. These reforms
would provide tribunals with the institutional structure to ensure
independent and effective decision making – a critical requirement for the
rule of law, given the nature and extent of the work before them."

 

Could you please provide the full list and names of the more than 50
tribunals that exist in New Zealand?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

john luke

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[8][FOI #32233 email]

 

Is [9][Ministry of Justice request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Justice? If so, please contact us using this form:

[10]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[11]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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