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More Bureaucracy Won’t Fix Housing Emergency
Friday, 8 March 2024, 3:51 pm | Community Law Centres
Adding red tape to emergency housing access will worsen a situation that needs investment in more housing options instead, says Community Law Centres Aotearoa “The Government plans to reduce the minimum emergency housing Special Needs Grant from seven days ... More >>
Government Haste Gives Unequal Access To Cultural Reports
Friday, 23 February 2024, 10:00 am | Community Law Centres
The Government has lost an opportunity to reduce the cost of funding cultural reports at sentencing, while retaining the critical role the information plays in rehabilitating offenders, says Community Law Centres Aotearoa (CLCA). “Rushing these cuts to funding ... More >>
Welcome Breakthrough On Rights For Kiwis In Australia
Saturday, 9 July 2022, 5:10 pm | Community Law Centres
Community Law Centres o Aotearoa (CLCA) welcomes the progress on rights for New Zealand citizens living in Australia, announced yesterday. “Re-establishing pathways to citizenship while removing harsh and oppressive deportation laws will restore ... More >>
Afghanistan Crisis Requires Wider Response from New Zealand
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 11:24 am | Community Law Centres
The Government must evacuate a wider group of those stranded in Afghanistan with connections to New Zealand to save lives, says Community Law Centres O Aotearoa (CLCA). Community Law Centres have more than 25 clients, whose families don’t meet the ... More >>
Covid-19 Funding Support Welcomed
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 1:10 pm | Community Law Centres
Community Law Centres welcome the additional Government funding announced to help address increased demand for free legal services due to COVID-19. Minister of Justice Andrew Little today announced an additional $3.47m over three years for Community ... More >>
Income Support Vital For NZ’s Migrant Workers
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 11:55 am | Community Law Centres
Community Law has joined the chorus of concern about the humanitarian crisis developing for migrant workers who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19 and are now stuck in New Zealand without any income. “The New Zealand Government has strongly advocated ... More >>
Chatbot To Help Workers Released
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 3:41 pm | Community Law Centres
Community Law Centres o Aotearoa in partnership with Citizen AI has this week released a new chatbot for people having problems at work. Workbot provides information about your rights and responsibilities as an employee. It uses easy to understand language ... More >>
Judge Taumaunu Appointment Welcomed By Community Law
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 8:01 am | Community Law Centres
His Honour Judge Heemi Taumaunu’s appointment as Chief District Court Judge comes at a critical time for New Zealand’s justice system, according to Community Law Centres o Aotearoa(CLCA). More >>
Community Law Welcomes Interest Rate Cap
Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 2:22 pm | Community Law Centres
Today’s announcement that the Government will introduce an interest rate cap to control high-interest lending will help vulnerable New Zealanders avoid crippling debt, according to Community Law. More >>
Better Funding Needed For Community Law
Thursday, 27 June 2019, 12:53 pm | Community Law Centres
Today’s Post-Budget announcement extending last year’s interim funding boost to Community Law services is the second step in honouring the Coalition Government Agreement to increase funding to Community Law. More >>
Community Law Celebrates Government Top-up
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 4:07 pm | Community Law Centres
Community Law is celebrating the Government top-up of $2.2m announced in today’s Budget. More >>
Community Law elects new co-chairs for national body
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 4:58 pm | Community Law Centres
Community Law Centres o Aotearoa, the national body that represents the interest of Community Law Centres across the country, has elected two new co-chairs, Jenny Hughey and Jason Pou. More >>
Community Law delivers real return on investment
Friday, 27 October 2017, 9:10 am | Community Law Centres
The Community Law network is delivering up to $50m worth of free legal services each year to vulnerable New Zealanders for an annual investment of only $11m according to a report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research. More >>
ANZ, ASB and Westpac expand partnership with Community Law
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 9:22 am | Community Law Centres
An expanded partnership between three of New Zealand’s major banks and Community Law announced today will enable Community Law to sharpen its focus on supporting the most vulnerable people in our communities. More >>
Funding for Community Law offers certainty
Friday, 27 May 2016, 2:12 pm | Community Law Centres
The most vulnerable New Zealanders will continue to have access to free legal services thanks to the Government’s ongoing commitment to top up Community Law’s funding. More >>
NZSL content offers Deaf community better legal information
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 1:29 pm | Community Law Centres
The Deaf community will have better access to information about their legal rights thanks to an initiative by Auckland Disability Law (ADL), part of the Community Law network. More >>
Greater use of te reo Māori in courts applauded
Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 2:37 pm | Community Law Centres
Community Law is commending recent moves by the Ministry of Justice to support the use of te reo Māori in courtrooms. More >>
Legal Problems Are A Piece Of Cake At Baywide Community Law
Monday, 16 November 2015, 11:13 am | Community Law Centres
Baywide Community Law looks like any other professional law firm – except clients often ‘pay’ for legal services with donations of home-baked cakes or potted plants instead of money. More >>
Untangling our tangled legal web
Friday, 23 May 2014, 11:06 am | Community Law Centres
Untangling our tangled legal web Can’t make sense of the Family Court changes? Housing New Zealand giving you (or your clients) the run-around? Work and Income refusing to follow their own policy manual? No idea where to start? We’ve done ... More >>
First Dedicated Māori Caucus Hui for Community Law Centres
Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:26 pm | Community Law Centres
From May 23 to 24 2013, the Māori Caucus of Community Law will meet at Ōwhata Marae, Rotorua, for its first dedicated hui in the history of Community Law. More >>
