6.7 Bias in the Jury Pool? The New Zealand Department of Justice did a study of the composition of juries in court cases. Of interest was whether Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, were adequately represented in jury pools. Here are the results for two districts, Rotorua and Nelson, in New Zealand (similar results were found in all districts): JURY Mike Powell/Getty Images Rotorua Nelson Maori Non-Maori Maori Non-Maori In jury pool 79 258 In jury pool 1 56 Not in jury pool 8,810 23,751 Not in jury pool 1,328 32,602 Total 8,889 24,009 Total 1,329 32,658