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Going to court.

Helping you through the court process.

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What it’s like at court.

What happens at court?

The court is different from other places you go to. Usually it is a place where people who have broken the law (rules) are taken to by the Police. 

The court decides what will happen to someone who has broken the law.

Going to Court

This short video explains the process of going to court as a witness.

a Where will I be?

He rūma haumaru, pākati hoki

Ko te tikanga he rūma haumaru mōu ina haere mai koe ki te kōti. Ka āhei koe ki te noho i taua rūma me te heri mea atu hei mahi, hei kai hoki.

Ko wai ka noho ki tōku taha?

Ka āhei koe kia whai i tētahi tangata e mōhio ana koe, e pono ana koe i taua rūma. Mēnā e hiahia ana koe, ka āhei koe ki te heri kāri mai, he puka karakara, he pūrere hei mātaki kiriata, te purei kēmu rānei.

b Telling what happened in court.

Te whakautu i ngā pātai

Kāore koe e uru atu ki te rūma o te kōti ki te whakautu pātai, engari ka kite tonu koe i ngā pātai me te kaiwhakawā kei roto i te rūma o te kōti mā tētahi mata rorohiko i rūma kē.

Ko wai kei te āwhina i ahau?

Kei reira ngā pakeke hei whakamārama ina reri ngā tāngata katoa mō ngā pātai, ā, ka whakarite rātau me noho koe ki hea, kei te aha hoki.

c Who is in the court?

1. Kaiwhakawā 

Te rangatira o te rūma kōti. Mēnā kāore he hunga whakawā, māna e whakatau mēnā kei te hara te kiriuapare.

2. Kairēhita

Ka āwhina i te kaiwhakawā me te whakarite kei te whāia tikatia ngā hātepe kōti.

3. 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
He tangata ka kōrero mō ngā mea i kite ia, i rongo, i pā mai.
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4. 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.

5. 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
He tangata ka kōrero mō ngā mea i kite ia, i rongo, i pā mai.
rānei.

6. Kaiwhakapae 

Ko te rōia tēnei e mahi ana mā te kāwanatanga. E whakatakoto ana ia i ngā whakaaturanga
Ngā mea rerekē ka whakakatakotohia ki te kōti hei whakaatu i tētahi meka e whakapaetia, arā, ngā ataata, ngā tauākī kaiwhakaatu.
e tohu ana i te hara.

7. 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.

8. Te Kiriuapare, te Whakatuaki ranei

Te tangata e whakapaetia ana ki te taihara.

9. Āpiha Herehere 

Ka noho ia me te kiriuapare i te wā kei te kōti ia. 

10. 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.

11. 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.

d Where are people in the court?

Hover over or click a number to find out information about their role in court.

Image of people in the court, from the Judge to the Court Victim Advisor.

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.

You won’t be able to see the person who has harmed you and they won’t be able to ask you questions themselves. 

Kei te hiahia koe ki te kōrero ki tētahi tangata?
He pai ki te kōrero he koreutu me te matatapu
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