The Court is different from other places you go to. It is a place where people who have broken the law (rules) are taken by the Police.
The Court decides what will happen to someone who has broken the law.
Mō ētahi atu mōhiohio, tirohia te Haere ki te kōti mō ngā tamariki me te Haere ki te kōti mō ngā taiohi.
Ka noho koe i te taha o tō taiohi
He tama, kōtiro rānei he 14, 15, 16 rānei (mai i te 1 o Hōngongoi 2019, kei roto i tēnei ko ngā tau 17) i te rūma tatari.
Ina karangatia ia, ka heria ia ki te rūma ataata. Mēnā ehara ko koe tana kaitautoko, me noho koe ki te rūma tatari. Kei te taha o te taiohi ko te kaitautoko i tohua e ia me te Takawaenga kōti i roto i te rūma.
Hover over or click a number to find out information about their role in court.
Kaiwhakawā
Te rangatira o te rūma kōti. Mēnā kāore he hunga whakawā, māna e whakatau mēnā kei te hara te kiriuapare.
Kairēhita
Ka āwhina i te kaiwhakawā me te whakarite kei te whāia tikatia ngā hātepe kōti.
Kaiwhakaatu (ko koe tērā, kei rūma kē koe)
Māu e tuku i ngā kōrero pono ki te katoa i aha. Kei reira anō pea ētahi atu kaiwhakaatu.
Kaitautoko a te Kaiwhakaatu
He tangata tērā e mōhio ana koe, ā, māna e tautoko haere i a koe i tēnei hātepe. I te wā e kā ana te kāmera, kaua rawa ia e kōrero.
Hunga whakawā
12 ngā tāngata ka whakatau mēnā i hara te kiriuapare. Kāore ēnei tāngata i te mōhio ki te kiriuapare, ki tētahi o ngā kaiwhakaatu rānei.
Kaiwhakapae
Ko te rōia tēnei e mahi ana mā te kāwanatanga. E whakatakoto ana ia i ngā whakaaturanga e tohu ana i te hara.
Te Rōia Papare
Ko te rōia tēnei o te kiriuapare. Ka whakatakoto ia i te kēhi a te kiriuapare me te tuku pātai ki a koe mai i a ia.
Te Kiriuapare, te Whakatuaki ranei
Te tangata e whakapaetia ana ki te taihara.
Āpiha Herehere
Ka noho ia me te kiriuapare i te wā kei te kōti ia.
Takawaenga Kōti
Kei roto ia i te rūma i tō taha i a koe e whakautu pātai ana kia mātua rere pai ai ngā āhuatanga.
Kaitohutohu pārurenga a te kōti
Ka āwhina ia i a koe kia mārama ai koe ki ngā whakahaere o te kōti me te whakautu i ō pātai.
Kaiwhakawā
Te rangatira o te rūma kōti. Mēnā kāore he hunga whakawā, māna e whakatau mēnā kei te hara te kiriuapare.
Kairēhita
Ka āwhina i te kaiwhakawā me te whakarite kei te whāia tikatia ngā hātepe kōti.
Kaiwhakaatu (ko koe tērā, kei rūma kē koe)
Māu e tuku i ngā kōrero pono ki te katoa i aha. Kei reira anō pea ētahi atu kaiwhakaatu.
Kaitautoko a te Kaiwhakaatu
He tangata tērā e mōhio ana koe, ā, māna e tautoko haere i a koe i tēnei hātepe. I te wā e kā ana te kāmera, kaua rawa ia e kōrero.
Hunga whakawā
12 ngā tāngata ka whakatau mēnā i hara te kiriuapare. Kāore ēnei tāngata i te mōhio ki te kiriuapare, ki tētahi o ngā kaiwhakaatu rānei.
Kaiwhakapae
Ko te rōia tēnei e mahi ana mā te kāwanatanga. E whakatakoto ana ia i ngā whakaaturanga e tohu ana i te hara.
Te Rōia Papare
Ko te rōia tēnei o te kiriuapare. Ka whakatakoto ia i te kēhi a te kiriuapare me te tuku pātai ki a koe mai i a ia.
Te Kiriuapare, te Whakatuaki ranei
Te tangata e whakapaetia ana ki te taihara.
Āpiha Herehere
Ka noho ia me te kiriuapare i te wā kei te kōti ia.
Takawaenga Kōti
Kei roto ia i te rūma i tō taha i a koe e whakautu pātai ana kia mātua rere pai ai ngā āhuatanga.
Kaitohutohu pārurenga a te kōti
Ka āwhina ia i a koe kia mārama ai koe ki ngā whakahaere o te kōti me te whakautu i ō pātai.
Your young person won’t be able to see the person who has harmed them, and that person won’t be able to ask them questions.