43671 (2025). Kahurangi Carter to the Minister of Justice

Written Question

Published date: 17 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43671 (2025)
Question asked:	04 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Kahurangi Carter
Portfolio:	Minister of Justice
Minister replying:	Hon Paul Goldsmith
Answer received:	11 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_43671_2025
Document guid:	48d39b09-8de8-4b0e-b2e6-47968aba46f7

43671 (2025). Kahurangi Carter to the Minister of Justice: What is the ethnicity, age and regional breakdown of New Zealanders convicted for cannabis possession in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; in chart format?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: I refer the member to the publicly available information on the Ministry of Justice website: www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/4UJULJ_Cannabis-offences_dec2024_v1.0.xlsx I am advised that statistics for financial year 2024/2025 will be available on Tuesday 16 September 2025.