43673 (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:	43673 (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_43673_2025
Document guid:	260ad3cf-fc7f-46ae-ac0e-1d18a9526e81

43673 (2025). Kahurangi Carter to the Minister of Justice: How many New Zealanders have received a prison sentence for cannabis possession 2020-2025, broken down by year?

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 the statistics for financial year 2024/2025 will be available on Tuesday 16 September 2025.