Community Law
Free Legal Help throughout New Zealand

Law Manual

• Te reo Māori
• Te reo Māori (in English)
• Māori land
• Government Agencies
• Activism
• Legal Aid & other legal help
• Disputes Tribunal
• Discrimination
• Sex, gender & sexual orientation
• Privacy & information
• Decision making & powers of attorney
• Wills
• Relationships & break-ups
• Oranga Tamariki / Ministry for Children
• Parents, guardians & caregivers
• Family violence & elder abuse
• A death in the family
• Disability rights
• Mental health
• Accident compensation (ACC)
• Starting & leaving a job
• Employment: Conditions & protections
• Employment: Resolving problems
• Work & Income
• Consumer protection
• Credit & debt
• Tenancy & housing
• Neighbourhood life
• Immigration
• Refugees
• Police powers
• Driving & traffic law
• Criminal Courts
• Common crimes
• Bullying, harassment & sexual harm

Pregnancy Rights

Prisoner’s Rights

• Before prison: criminal court process
• Housing & debt
• Family matters
• Starting your sentence
• Working, studying & other activities on the inside
• Visits, phone calls & mail: Communicating with people outside prison
• Health & disability
• Discipline & punishments inside prison
• Making complaints about your treatment
• Transfers
• Release from prison
• Support

Schools & Kura

• Te Tiriti o Waitangi in schools
• Enrolment, attendance, & the school system
• School governance & management
• Health, safety, & wellbeing
• Discipline & rules
• Stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions & expulsions
• Information & privacy
• Whānau & schools
• Raising concerns & making complaints