Mouldy and flooding courtrooms, the district court backlog, and legal aid issues are among problems the country's courts are facing.  

Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann has released her latest briefing to Attorney-General Judith Collins.  

It outlines the need to raise the cap on the number of senior court judges, and under-funding in courtroom maintenance. 

Criminal Bar Association President Annabel Creswell told Mike Hosking the issue of the cap on judges has been raised for years.  

She says everything the Chief Justice has outlined have been problems for a long time, but they're worse since Covid and since the population has increased.  

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