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nz-legal-mcp

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New Zealand Legal Research MCP Server (nz-legal-mcp)

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing direct, read-only access to New Zealand (NZ) legislation, multi-tier judicial decisions (First Instance, Regional/Cantonal/Appellate, and Supreme/Constitutional courts), and statutory citation verification for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Antigravity.

Quick Desktop Setup (No Command Line Required)

This package includes a graphical installer for legal practitioners who prefer not to use terminal commands or edit JSON configuration files manually.

  1. Download: Click <> Code at the top right of this repository, select Download ZIP, and extract the folder to your computer.

  2. Run the Setup Utility:

    • Windows: Double-click Click_Here_To_Install_Windows.bat

    • macOS: Double-click Click_Here_To_Install_Mac.command

  3. Connect: Click Install & Connect Automatically in the setup window and restart Claude Desktop.

System Integrity Note: The setup utility operates strictly in read-only mode with respect to your personal files and documents. It installs an isolated Python environment inside the extracted folder and registers the server entry in your AI client configuration.

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Multi-Tier Judicial Hierarchy & Official Sources

This server indexes and queries decisions across the full judicial hierarchy of New Zealand, allowing practitioners to filter research by procedural stage:

Judicial Tier

Covered Courts & Tribunals

Tier 1 — First Instance

District Court of New Zealand (NZDC), Family Court, Employment Court & Environment Court

Tier 2 — Regional / Cantonal / Appellate

High Court of New Zealand (NZHC) & Court of Appeal of New Zealand (NZCA)

Tier 3 — Supreme & Constitutional

Supreme Court of New Zealand / Te Kōti Mana Nui (NZSC)

Primary Legal Portals

  • National Legislation Registry: New Zealand Legislation (legislation.govt.nz) (https://www.legislation.govt.nz)

  • Multi-Tier Case Law Database: Judicial Decisions Online (courtsofnz.govt.nz / districtcourts.govt.nz / nzlii.org) (https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz)

  • Supported Citation Format Example: [2024] NZSC 5 or [2023] NZCA 120

Indexed Court & Regional Sub-Portals

Sub-Portal Identifier (sub_court)

Official Endpoint / Registry

senior_courts_jdo

https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/pdf/

district_courts

https://www.districtcourts.govt.nz

Available MCP Tools

Tool

Description

search_legislation

Searches enacted statutes, codes, decrees, and official gazette publications in New Zealand.

search_case_law

Searches national jurisprudence and European/ECLI-linked judgments for New Zealand.

search_tiered_court_decisions

Filters case law specifically by judicial instance (first_instance, appellate_regional, supreme_constitutional) or regional/cantonal court key (sub_court).

list_court_hierarchy

Returns the complete 3-tier court structure and registered sub-portal endpoints for New Zealand.

get_legal_document_markdown

Retrieves full statutory or judicial texts and converts them into clean Markdown.

verify_citation

Validates statutory and case law citations against official registries.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nz-legal-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jurisatlas/nz-legal-mcp",
        "nz-legal-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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