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Case Law (New Zealand)
Subscription databases are only available using a NZLS Library computer or WiFi network.
Linxplus
(NZ Law Society hosted on Lexis Advance) - LINX incl. pdfs
NZLII
- New Zealand Legal Information Institute
Accident Compensation Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Accident Compensation Tracker
(Westlaw NZ)
Administrative & Public Law Case
s
(Westlaw NZ)
Advertising Standards Authority
Alcohol cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Alcohol Regulatory & Licensing Authority
Alternative Dispute Resolution Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Australian & New Zealand Conveyancing Reports
(CCH iKnowConnect)
Australian & New Zealand Insurance Cases
(CCH iKnowConnect)
Bankruptcy & Insolvency Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Broadcasting Standards Authority
CaseBase Cases
- Select New Zealand Cases (Lexis Advance)
Civil Procedure Cases
- incl PRNZ (Westlaw NZ)
Commerce Commission
Commercial Cases
- incl. TCLR (Westlaw NZ)
Company & Securities Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Complaints Review Tribunal
Contract Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Copyright Tribunal
Coronial Services - Findings & Recommendations
Court of Appeal - decisions can be accessed from the following:
Court of Appeal Judgments of Public Interest
- judgments remain for 90 days
Judicial Decisions Online
- cases from 2003
NZLII
(New Zealand Legal Information Institute) - full text database of decisions from 1888
Courts of New Zealand - judgments
Criminal Cases
- incl. CRNZ and unreported (Westlaw NZ)
Criminal Reports of New Zealand
(CRNZ) (Westlaw NZ)
Customs Appeal Authority
Deportation Review Tribunal
Disputes Tribunal
District Court Reports
(Lexis Advance)
District Court of New Zealand
(civil, criminal, youth and family)
If this site, or
NZLS Library
, does not have the judgment you require, use either of the following forms to:
apply to the relevant DC Registry for
access to Court documents
(charges may apply)
recommend the judgment for publication
on the District Court of NZ website
Employment Cases
- incl. ERNZ and unreported (Westlaw NZ)
Employment Court
Employment Law Database
(Employment NZ)
Employment Relations Authority
Employment Reports of New Zealand
(ERNZ) (Westlaw NZ)
Environment & Resources Cases
- incl. ELRNZ and unreported (Westlaw NZ)
Environment Court
Environmental Law Reports of New Zealand
(ELRNZ) (Westlaw NZ)
Evidence Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Family Cases
- incl. FRNZ and unreported (Westlaw NZ)
Family Reports of New Zealand
(FRNZ)
(Westlaw NZ)
Film and Literature Board of Review
Fisheries Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Health & Disability Commissioner's Decisions
Health Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
High Court - decisions can be accessed from the following:
High Court Judgments of Public Interest
- judgments remain for 90 days
Judicial Decisions Online
- cases from 2003
NZLII
(New Zealand Legal Information Institute) - full text database of decisions from 1847
Human Rights Cases
- incl. HRNZ and unreported (Westlaw NZ)
Human Rights
R
eports of New Zealand
(HRNZ) (Westlaw NZ)
Human Rights Review Tribunal
Immigration & Protection Tribunal
Immigration Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Insolvency Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Case Studies
Insurance Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Intellectual Property Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
Judicial Decisions Online
(JDO)
Jurist Reports 1859-1879
Land Valuation Tribunal
Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal
Legal Aid Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Legal Aid Review Panel
Legal Aid Tribunal
Legal Complaints Review Officer Decisions
Licensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers & Pawnbrokers
Local Government Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Maori Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Maori Land Court Decisions
from 1993.
Matrimonial Property Cases
(MPC)
MBIE Building Determinations
Media & Privacy Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
Mental Health Review Tribunal
Ministry of Justice decisions - see Judicial Decisions Online
Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal
Native Land Court Cases and Commentary
(Westlaw NZ)
New Zealand Administrative Reports
(Lexis Advance)
New Zealand Business Law Cases
(CCH iKnowConnect)
New Zealand Company & Commercial Law Reports
(Lexis Advance)
New Zealand Company Law Cases
(CCH iKnowConnect)
New Zealand Conveyancing & Property Reports
(Lexis Advance)
New Zealand Conveyancing Law Cases
(CCH iKnowConnect)
New Zealand Criminal Cases
(Lexis Advance)
New Zealand Customs Cases
(CCH iKnowConnect)
New Zealand Employment Law Cases
(CCH iKnowConnect)
New Zealand Employment Law Reports
(Lexis Advance)
New Zealand Family Law Reports
(LexisNexis)
New Zealand Health & Safety in Employment Decisions
New Zealand Jurist Reports
1859-1879
New Zealand Law Reports
(Lexis Advance)
New Zealand Maori Land Court Judgments up to end 2003 - Lexis Advance Folio CD - Only available in the Wellington HC Library
New Zealand Parole Board
New Zealand Procedural Cases
(Lexis Advance)
New Zealand Resource Management Appeals
(Lexis Advance)
New Zealand Superannuation Cases
(CCH iKnowConnect)
New Zealand Trust Reports
(CCH iKnowConnect)
New Zealand Tax Cases
(CCH iKnowConnect)
New Zealand Unreported Judgments
(Lexis Advance)
New Zealand's Lost Cases
(Victoria University of Wellington)
NZLII
(New Zealand Legal Information Institute)
Office of the Domain Name Commissioner
OSH Tracker
(Westlaw NZ)
Planning Tribunal
(up to 1996)
Privacy Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Privacy Commissioner Case Notes
Privy Council - decided cases after 31 July 2009
Privy Council - selected historical decisions before 31 July 2009
Procedure Reports of New Zealand
(PRNZ) (Westlaw NZ)
Property Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Real Estate Authority
Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal
Resource Management Tracker
(Westlaw NZ)
Sentencing Tracker
(Westlaw NZ)
Social Security Appeal Authority
Social Security Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Sports & Recreation Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Sports Disputes Tribunal of New Zealand
Student Allowance Appeal Authority Decisions
Supreme Court - decisions can be accessed from the following:
Supreme Court Judgments
- cases from 2004
Supreme Court Judgment of Public Interest
- judgments remain for 90 days
Judicial Decisions Online
- cases from 2003
NZLII
(New Zealand Legal Information Institute) - full text database of decisions from 2004
Tax Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Taxation Review Authority
Tenancy Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Tenancy Tribunal
Tort Law Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Trade & Competition Law Reports of New Zealand
(TCLR) (Westlaw NZ)
Transport Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Trusts Cases
(Westlaw NZ)
Weathertight Homes Tribunal
Weathertight Homes Tribunal Eligibility Decisions
Worksafe Court Summaries
Youth Court of New Zealand