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High Court of New Zealand

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court of general jurisdiction superior court

The High Court of New Zealand is a superior court of general jurisdiction that handles serious civil and criminal cases and significant judicial reviews within New Zealand’s court system.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of general jurisdiction → superior court →
appealsTo	Court of Appeal of New Zealand → Supreme Court of New Zealand →
authorizedBy	Constitution Act 1986 → Senior Courts Act 2016 →
country	New Zealand →
dateRenamed	1980 →
decidesOn	bankruptcies → civil claims above District Court monetary limits → company liquidations → electoral petitions → judicial review of executive action → serious criminal trials by jury →
established	1841 →
formerlyKnownAs	Supreme Court of New Zealand →
handles	serious civil cases → serious criminal cases → significant judicial review proceedings →
hasChiefJudge	Chief High Court Judge of New Zealand →
hasChiefJudgeTitle	Chief High Court Judge →
hasSeat	Auckland → Blentheim → Christchurch → Dunedin → Gisborne → Hamilton → Invercargill → Napier → Nelson → New Plymouth → Palmerston North → Rotorua → Timaru → Wellington → Whangārei →
headquartersLocation	Wellington →
hearsAppealsFrom	District Court of New Zealand → Family Court of New Zealand → Youth Court of New Zealand → various tribunals in New Zealand →
jurisdiction	New Zealand →
language	English → Te Reo Māori →
legalSystem	common law →
partOf	Courts of New Zealand → Judiciary of New Zealand →
replaced	Supreme Court of New Zealand (pre‑1980 court of general jurisdiction) →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Court of Appeal of New Zealand ("High Court of New Zealand in its original jurisdiction") → Supreme Court of New Zealand → Supreme Court of New Zealand → Te Kōti Mana Nui →	hearsAppealsFrom
Senior Courts Act 2016 →	appliesTo
Court of Appeal of New Zealand →	bindingOn
High Court of New Zealand ("Supreme Court of New Zealand") →	formerlyKnownAs
New Zealand courts →	hasCourt
Helen Winkelmann →	memberOf
Supreme Court Act 2003 ("New Zealand High Court") →	relatedTo
High Court of New Zealand ("Supreme Court of New Zealand (pre‑1980 court of general jurisdiction)") →	replaced
Court of Appeal of New Zealand →	reviewsDecisionsFrom