Landmark judgement about pokie machines.
February 21, 2024
In a decision released on 19 February, the High Court declared that the Department of Internal Affairs may no longer allow pokie venues to relocate under a previous High Court decision, known as the Waikiwi decision.An anti-pokie lobby group says 26 venue relocatio...
Justice Minister Andrew Little has revealed that the Lawyers and Conveyancers Special Fund provided the 24 nation's Community Law Centres (CLCs) with $14.44 million between 1 November 2017 and 28 February 2019.Please click on the link below to read more.https://www.lawsociet...
New CLC head says funding still inadequate
August 3, 2018
It’s a new era for Community Law Centres o Aotearoa with a funding boost in the new Government’s first budget and a new head, the ex Labour MP Sue Moroney.Ms Moroney says the amount of money they need in order to provide a really valuable service is double what they do r...
Sue Moroney New Community Law Centres CEO
June 5, 2018
05 June 2018
Sue Moroney has started work as the new Chief Executive Officer of Community Law Centres o Aotearoa.
Ms Moroney replaces the inaugural CEO of the national community law organisation, Liz Tennet.Sue Moroney was a Labour MP from 2005 until 2017, and she has been a...
The head of the Community Law Centres says the “surprising” 20% boost provided in the Budget will make up for a decade-long deficit and enable the centres to reach thousands more people each year.
The increase to the CLCs amounts to $2.2 million extra operating...
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