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Civil Law Injustice Needs Urgent Attention

Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 11:15 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

The survey findings that people with disabilities, LGBT+ people, Maori and those who face financial constraints carry the heaviest burden fits the picture faced on a daily basis by Community Law. More >>

Community Law Applauds Alcohol Amendment Vote

Thursday, 24 August 2023, 4:53 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Community Law Centres o Aotearoa (CLCA) congratulates the Government on passing the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Amendment Bill in Parliament today so that communities will have more say about where and when alcohol is sold. ... More >>

Family Violence Visa Needs Urgent Review On International Women’s Day

Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 8:18 am | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

The family violence visa must be urgently reviewed if New Zealand is to hold its head up high on International Women’s Day, says Community Law Centres o Aotearoa (CLCA) . A report published last week shows that New Zealand’s Family Violence ... More >>

Auckland Council Needs CABs For Community Resilience

Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 7:04 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Citizens’ advice bureaux (CABs) are a bedrock part of community resilience and must be retained by the Auckland Council according to Community Law Centres o Aotearoa (CLCA). “It is alarming to see the Council move to close the CABs down at the very ... More >>

Emergency Housing Standards Urgent

Monday, 5 September 2022, 10:16 am | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Work underway to establish rights for emergency housing residents must be accelerated, says Community Law Centres o Aotearoa (CLCA). “The issues aired on last night’s Sunday programme are all too familiar to Community Law Centres and their clients,” ... More >>

Best Chance To Address Issues Facing Kiwis In Australia

Sunday, 22 May 2022, 2:16 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Community Law Centres O Aotearoa is urging the New Zealand Government to prioritise the treatment of Kiwis who have made Australia their home high on the agenda when Prime Minister Ardern meets with freshly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony ... More >>

New Zealand Residents Stuck In Afghanistan Despite High Court Win

Thursday, 3 February 2022, 8:53 am | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Afghan Nationals who had their visa applications unlawfully suspended by Immigration NZ are still stranded in Afghanistan more than two months after the High Court directed the prompt processing and granting of their visas. Those granted visas are now having ... More >>

High Court Win For Community Law Afghan Nationals Clients

Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 8:35 am | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Community Law Waikato clients in fear of their lives in Afghanistan have won a landmark case to have their New Zealand residence visas promptly determined by Immigration NZ. In the judgment released yesterday, Justice Francis Cooke said that decisions ... More >>

Complete Overhaul Needed Of Legal Aid System

Thursday, 11 November 2021, 3:24 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

The legal aid system needs a complete overhaul to prevent thousands of people from being unable to access justice, according to Community Law Centres O Aotearoa(CLCA). “The report released today by the NZ Law Society reflects the situation being reported ... More >>

Afghan Nationals Fleeing to Pakistan Need Urgent Help

Thursday, 2 September 2021, 12:04 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Community Law clients in Afghanistan who met the criteria for residency in New Zealand can escape to safety if the New Zealand Government completes the processing of their residence visa applications says Community Law Centres O Aotearoa CEO, Sue Moroney. More >>

Government Faces Legal Action Over Afghanistan Inaction

Sunday, 29 August 2021, 4:42 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Immigration NZ’s refusal to process decision-ready visa applications for people who meet the criteria for NZ residency is putting lives at risk, says Community Law Centres O Aotearoa CEO, Sue Moroney. Community Law Waikato has worked with barristers ... More >>

Emergency Housing Standards Urgent

Monday, 21 December 2020, 1:41 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Community Law Centres O Aotearoa (CLCA) is calling on Government agencies to ensure emergency housing providers meet basic standards as competing pressures mount over the Summer holidays. “Handing over millions of dollars of taxpayer funding to private ... More >>

Emergency Benefit Better Late Than Never

Friday, 20 November 2020, 6:29 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Community Law welcomes the Government announcement that people on temporary work, student or visitor visas who can’t return home or support themselves will have access to the emergency benefit. “It is appropriate that Minister Sepuloni has ... More >>

Community Law Welcomes “Small But Important” Budget Increase

Friday, 15 May 2020, 5:09 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Community Law Centres have received a $2.05m funding boost in Budget 2020 which will improve free legal services available to communities across New Zealand “It may be a small amount of money in a government budget which features such substantial ... More >>

Community Law Welcomes Housing Support – More Needed

Thursday, 13 February 2020, 1:57 pm | Community Law Centres Aotearoa

Community Law today welcomed the Government’s cross-agency package to address homelessness but warned that further work is needed to improve the complex processes used to address housing needs. “Our 24 Community Law Centres are frequently supporting ... More >>

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