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Location of district courts

This map shows the location of New Zealand's 63 district courts in 2011. District courts hear most criminal cases except the most serious ones, and civil claims up to a value of $200,000. They also deal with some appeals.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Courts of New Zealand

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Philip A. Joseph and Thomas Joseph, Judicial system – High, district and specialist courts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/33945/location-of-district-courts (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Philip A. Joseph and Thomas Joseph, published 25 May 2012, updated 11 October 2016.