About us
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā mātāwaka puta noa i te motu, ā, puta noa i te ao, nau mai, haere mai. Ko Te Hunga Kaiwhakawā o Aotearoa tēnei e mihi maioha nei ki a koutou. Nei rā tā mātou tūtohinga hei pānui kōrero, hei whakaarotanga hoki, mā koutou.
Our Mission
Connect the Judiciary and their families in an association for mutual support and collegiality and to preserve, maintain and improve the independence and quality of the Judiciary in New Zealand and internationally.
The purpose of JANZ
The main purpose of the Association is to:
Connect the Judiciary and their families in an association for mutual support and collegiality; and
To preserve, maintain and improve the independence and quality of the Judiciary in New Zealand and internationally
In doing so, we seek to support the Heads of Bench; maintain membership of the International Judges associations encourage Judicial independence and promote welfare, wellness and pastoral care of Judges and their families.
The Judges Association of New Zealand
The Judges Association of New Zealand was founded after mandate from the Judges at a Triennial Conference in Rotorua in 2017. The Association was incorporated on 1 October 2018. In September 2019, JANZ was made a member of the International Judges Association. As of the 2024 AGM, the executive committee members are:
Justice Joe Williams
Justice Layne Harvey
Judge Paul Geoghegan
Judge Jenny Binns
Judge Raoul Neave
Judge Russell Collins
Judge Christina Cook
Judge Gene Tomlinson
Judge Tony Greig
Judge Bill Hastings
Community Magistrate Philippa King
Zita Thomas