Research & Resources

Download the report (PDF) Download the research summary (PDF) Post-Separation Parent-Child Virtual Contact: Opportunities and Challenges​ Publication date:  June 2024 Author: Dr Megan Gollop This research project investigated post-separation parent-child virtual...

Report 1 - Pacific Peoples and the Criminal Justice System in Aotearoa New Zealand (PDF) Report 2 - Pacific Peoples and the Criminal Justice System in Aotearoa New Zealand (PDF)Related resource: Zine: Pasifika and the Criminal (In)Justice System (PDF) Pacific Peoples...

Download the report (PDF) He Ture Kia Tika - Let the law be right Publication date:  October 2023 Research team: Stella Black, Katey Thom, David Burnside, and Jessica Hastings This report recommends that the Government implement proposed solutions for developing a...

Download the report (PDF) Prosecuting intimate partner rape: the impact of misconceptions on complainant experience and trial process Publication date: March 2023 Author: Elisabeth McDonald This is the final of three publications which describe what can be observed...

Download the report (PDF) Fighting or Facilitating Family Violence? Immigration policy and Family Violence in New Zealand Publication date: February 2023 Author: Sarah Croskery-Hewitt Many migrants are dependent on a partner’s ongoing support to secure or maintain...

Download the report (PDF) Fofola na ibe – Improving Pasifika Legal Education in Aotearoa Report on Talanoa Research Findings and Recommendations Publication date: November 2022 Authors: Mele Tupou-Vaitohi & Wiliame Gucake ‘Fofola na ibe―Improving Pasifika Legal...

RH1 - Knowledge and Understanding of Relationship Property Division (PDF) RH2 - Relationship Property Division: Insights From Those Who've 'Been There, Done That' (PDF) RH3 - How the Relationships Between Former Partners Affects Their Property Division (PDF) RH4 - The...

Download the report (PDF) Expressed legal need in Aotearoa: From Problems to Solutions Publication date: November 2022 Authors: Bridgette Toy-Cronin and Kayla Stewart This report sets out to lay out what are the most common legal problems people in Aotearoa New...

Download the report (PDF) How we fail children who offend and what to do about it: ‘A breakdown across the whole system’ -  Brief summary of research and updated recommendations Publication date: August 2022 Authors: Professor Ian Lambie, Dr Jerome Reil, Judge Andrew...

The Breaking Wave: Oceans reform in Aotearoa New Zealand (PDF) Summary Report: The Breaking Wave: Oceans reform in Aotearoa New Zealand (PDF) The Breaking Wave: Oceans reform in Aotearoa New Zealand Publication date: June 2022 Authors: Greg Severinsen, Raewyn Peart,...

Download the report (PDF) Inspiring National Indigenous Legal Education for Aotearoa New Zealand’s Bachelor of Laws Degree Phase Two: Consultation 2021 Part II – Expert Interview Report Publication date: May 2022 This is part 2 of the final report summarising findings...

This report reviews the principles, evidence and comparative examples with options for further reform and innovation to improve the experience of young adults in the criminal justice system in Aotearoa New Zealand.

This is the final report of research that looked at risk and protective factors for children (under age 14 years) who offend in order to improve early identification and intervention efforts, and protect such children from potentially lifelong criminality.

This literature review from the Improving Pacific Legal Education project explores the barriers and interventions supporting Pasifika people succeeding in law school and taking up a career in the legal profession.

An interdisciplinary research team examined how separated couples in New Zealand are making decisions about their post-separation relationship property division.

This White Paper looks at the need for modern slavery legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand, examining the current situation in New Zealand along with international frameworks and outlining recommendations for reform.

The working paper summarises the first phase of the research, presenting various options for change and posing questions for discussion.

This report summarises findings from a national survey of public attitudes and values about entitlements to a deceased person’s property to assist the Law Commission’s review of the law of succession.

This report reviews international experience in the development of online legal information and self-help by government, community organisations and social enterprises.

This guide summarises research and provides advice for people who communicate about justice.

The final report from the first stage of a national, multi-year project led by 16 Māori legal researchers. It explores systemic change in the legal studies curriculum in Aotearoa NZ universities as a step towards integrating Māori law into our legal system.

The evaluation explored the key elements of the Special Circumstances Court, its impact and potential opportunities to strengthen the court.

This report shares finding from a study into the unique issues for courts, judges, lawyers, prosecutors and interpreters to ensure equal access to justice for culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse parties in the courts, and Chinese litigants and defendants in particular.

This short guide summarises findings of the first phase of research looking at how experts and the public talk and think about crime and justice.

This report shares findings from research on interest rate caps, including their use and impact in other jurisdictions and how might they contribute to a fairer consumer credit regime in New Zealand.

This report summarises findings from a survey of 76 financial capability and budgeting services about high cost short term loans, debt collection and other consumer credit issues.

An interdisciplinary research team, led by Otago University, set out to find what views New Zealanders held on the division of relationship property on separation.