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Links to legislation and courts information

New Zealand legislation and government

• New Zealand Parliament including:

  • How laws are made

  • Schedule of divided bills

  • Make a submission

  • List of select committees

  • Hansard Reports

  • Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand

  • Parliament Video On Demand

• beehive.govt.nz – The official government website of New Zealand

• Cabinet Manual | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) – the guide for Ministers and the public service to central government decision making, including constitutional information

• New Zealand Gazette – the official government newspaper of New Zealand, includes secondary legislation notices from 2000 onwards

• NZ Legislation Disclosures – information about the development and content of proposed Government legislation

• Ministry for Regulation: Regulatory Impact Statements – Regulatory impact statements that accompany Bills

• New Zealand Legal Information Institute – the New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) website collates over 200 databases of New Zealand law and legislation, including historical versions of legislation. Its databases include:

  • New Zealand Gazettes 1845–1999

  • Bills 1854-2008

  • Statutory Regulations as made 1936-2007

  • Supplementary Order Papers 1870-2007

Courts and court judgments/decisions

• How to access court judgments | Courts of New Zealand

• How to find a court or tribunal decision

• Judicial Decisions Online | Te Puna Whakataunga