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2 verified LexNZ Legislative Watch items tagged Justice — 1 promise, 1 announcement. Covers 27 January 2026 to 25 May 2026. Every item links to its primary source. Politically neutral. Read our methodology →
Announced Announcement
Anti-stalking and doxxing become criminal offences
From midnight on 25 May 2026, the Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Act is in force. Stalking is defined as a pattern of behaviour — two specified acts within …
National justice 25 May 2026
Promised Promise
Te Pāti Māori — abolish prisons + justice-reform platform
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi committed the party to building an Aotearoa where prisons are no longer needed, pointing to decades of evidence that prisons fail at deterren…
Te Pāti Māori justice 27 Jan 2026