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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Guest Post: Cultural reports - You didn’t think you’d get rid of me that easily, did you?


A guest post by a reader on Kiwiblog:

I regret to inform you that cultural reports are back, wearing a wig and a false mustache.

In March 2024, Parliament passed the Legal Services Amendment Bill, which abolished public legal aid funding for section 27 reports, also known as “cultural reports”. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith stated: