Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)

Ministry of Justice

Tāhū o te Ture
Ministry overview
Formed	1872; 152 years ago (1872)
Jurisdiction	New Zealand Government
Headquarters	Justice Centre, 19 Aitken St, Wellington, New Zealand
Employees	More than 4,000[1]
Ministers responsible	Hon Paul Goldsmith, Minister of Justice, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Hon Nicole McKee, Minister for Courts, Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms) Hon David Seymour, Associate Minister of Justice (Treaty Principles Bill) Hon Tama Potaka, Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Hon Karen Chhour, Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
Ministry executive	Andrew Kibblewhite, Secretary for Justice and Chief Executive
Website	www.justice.govt.nz

The Ministry of Justice (Māori: Te Tāhū o te Ture) is an executive department of the New Zealand Government, responsible for supporting the judiciary and the administration of justice within New Zealand. It develops justice policy and provides advice to ministers, Cabinet, and other justice sector agencies.^[2] Its main functions are to help reduce crime and build safer communities; increase trust in the justice system; and maintain the integrity of New Zealand's constitutional arrangements.^[3]

The Ministry also administers the court system, the legal aid system and the Public Defence Service; it provides policy advice to the Minister of Justice; assists with the negotiation of Treaty of Waitangi claims; and the running of parliamentary elections.^[4]