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.
1 Where will I be?
A safe and secure room
There will usually be a safe and secure room for you when you come to court. You can hang out in that room and take along things to do and snacks.
Who will be with me?
You can have someone you know and trust wait with you in the room. You can bring a device, there is usually free wifi available.
2 Telling what happened in court.
First the people in the Court listen to all the people involved when someone broke the law.
If someone has broken the law by harming you, you might go to court to say what happened.
Usually, the video interview will be played to the people in the Court.
When you go to Court, you’ll have to answer questions about what you said in the video interview.
This is so the adults in the court can understand what happened.
3 Who is in the court?
The people who ask questions are lawyers. The person in charge of the court is the Judge. 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.
Ko wai kei te kōti?
- 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
He tangata ka kōrero mō ngā mea i kite ia, i rongo, i pā mai. . - 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
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. - 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.