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General | Youth law | Lawyers and law societies | Legal aid
General
Courts and the court system
Courts of New Zealand
Contains information about the court system and its role within the New Zealand government. Topics include:
Organisations providing general law information
New Zealand Law Society
The NZLS provides pamphlets on a range of legal topics of interest to the public.
- How your lawyer can help you
- Your lawyer and personal information
- Buying or selling a property
- Over the fence
- Domestic violence
- What happens to you children when you part
- Dividing up relationship property
- What happens when your relationship breaks up
- Living together
- Making a will and estate administration
- Powers of attorney
- Motor vehicles, accidents and alcohol
- You and the police
- Giving evidence
- Going into business
We also have copies of these pamphlets available for free from the first floor, Central City Library.
LawAccess
For information and resources on a range of law-related topics visit this free government website.
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
Citizen's Advice Bureau can give you information and advice about all sorts of problems or questions - all of which is free. Answers to many typical issues (such as legal, personal, housing and vehicles) have been put together in information sheets online.
Topics include:
- changing your name
- court fines
- court procedures for debt recovery
- Disputes Tribunal
- Disputes Tribunal appeals
- Justices of the Peace
- legal ages
Your local bureau can provide information and advice on a range of other subjects.
Community law centres
Also provide free legal advice and have 25 offices around the country.
How to law
This is a commercial firm offering plain language explanation of legal issues of interest to members on the public. You may pay for further questions to be answered by e-mail.
Public Trust
Information on wills and estates, enduring power of attorney and how to make a will for free online.
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Youth law
The Youthlaw website provides legal information for young people about police, civil rights, violence, school, work, traffic, health and consumer issues. It also has a number of useful links to other organisations which can offer help and advice.
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Lawyers and law societies
The New Zealand Law Society website provides information on how to find a lawyer as well as various guides to legal issues. The regional societies provide similar information, useful for both members of the public and for lawyers:
Auckland District Law Society
Wellington Law Society
How to find a lawyer
To locate a lawyer or a law firm you can use the following directories. You can search by name, area of speciality and location:
Brookers Law Directory
Auckland District Law Society
Wellington District Law Society
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Legal aid
Legal Service Agency
For Information explaining what legal aid is and how to get it.
Need more help? Send us an email.
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