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New Zealand courts

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33933-enz-update Supreme Court Court of Appeal High Court CivilCourt FamilyCourt CriminalCourt YouthCourt DistrictCourt T ribunals and authorities EmploymentCourt Māori Appellate Court Courts Martial Appeal Court Māori LandCourt CourtMartial WaitangiTribunal EnvironmentCourt CoronersCourt EmploymentRelations Authority Appeal to High Court No appeal Appeal to District Court

This diagram shows the hierarchy of courts in New Zealand, from tribunals and authorities through to the Supreme Court, New Zealand's final court of appeal. The arrows show the lines of appeal on judgments passed in various courts.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Courts of New Zealand

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Geoffrey Palmer, Law – The courts system, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram-interactive/37000/new-zealand-courts (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Geoffrey Palmer, published 12 June 2012, updated 1 October 2016.