Justice Watch New Zealand

What are we about?

Justice Watch is a non-profit organisation committed to supporting fairness, transparency, and accountability within New Zealand’s legal, political, and enforcement systems. We undertake research — including public records, the Official Information Act, and judicial review — to highlight issues of concern. Our work includes advocacy, i.e. standing up for individuals whose rights have been affected, and promoting constructive legal and legislative reform. Our primary focus at present is examining matters related to vaccine safety.

"I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else" - John Locke

Our Work

NZBORA jurisprudence illustrates how structured legal reasoning plays

a central role in rights-based decision-making in criminal and constitutional law.

NZ Bill of Rights Act

Legislation that is inconsistent with NZBORA will place New Zealand at risk of breaching its international human rights obligations (under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and possibly other instruments) and expose it to adverse comment from the international treaty monitoring body, which may have negative political consequences.

We consider it essential that all state actions align with the rights and freedoms protected under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. As NZBORA embodies many of the same principles found in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — to which New Zealand is a signatory — consistency between domestic practice and international human rights commitments is critical to upholding the rule of law and public trust, for the benefit of all New Zealanders.

The quality of recommendations the multi-disciplinary team at Justice Watch New Zealand produces is exceptional!

Klaus Schwab

★★★★★