Legal resources

Links to sources of New Zealand legislation, government information, and other legal resources.

Free New Zealand legislation

• New Zealand Legislation website
• NZLII, the New Zealand Legal Information Institute
  • New Zealand Acts 1841—2007 As-Enacted Collection
  • 1908 Consolidation
  • New Zealand Statutory Regulations 1936–2007 As-Made Collection
  • Historical Bills 1854–2008

New Zealand Government

• Govt.nz—your guide to finding and using government services
  • Government A–Z
• New Zealand Parliament
  • Select Committee Reports
  • Standing Orders of the House of Representatives
  • Speakers' Rulings
• beehive.govt.nz—the official website of the New Zealand Government
• Attorney-General's Office
• Cabinet Office
• Legislation Design and Advisory Committee
• Legislation Guidelines (2021 edition)
• New Zealand Gazette
• Directory of Official Information

Other legal resources

• Community Law Manual
• Judicial Decisions Online for Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and High Court decisions; District Courts decisions; Decision finder for decisions by the Specialist Courts and Tribunals
• Print Legislation, printer of official legislation
• New Zealand Electronic Text Centre He Pātaka Kupu Ture/Legal Māori Archive
• New Zealand Law Society
• Regulations Review Committee Digest

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