Terms of use

Nature of the service

Courts NZ is an independent register that reproduces hearing lists published by New Zealand courts. It is not a court, a government service, or a source of official records. Entries are provided for information and are not legal advice.

No warranty

Entries reproduce lists as published at the time of collection. Courts change their schedules; the register may be incomplete, out of date, or contain transcription errors. No warranty is given as to accuracy, completeness or currency. Where the register and a court's own list differ, the court's list prevails.

Permitted use

You may use the register for lawful purposes, including journalism, research, legal practice and personal interest. You must not use it to harass, intimidate or discriminate against any person, to make employment, tenancy, credit or insurance decisions about a person, or in any way that breaches a suppression order or other court order, or applicable law.

Automated access

Bulk downloading, scraping or republishing the register's contents is not permitted without written agreement. The robots.txt file sets out the crawl policy for search engines.

Liability

To the extent permitted by law, the operator accepts no liability for loss or damage arising from use of the register or reliance on any entry.

Changes

These terms may be updated; the current version is the one published on this page.