The Student Rights Service

Phone the Student Rights Service now on 0800 499 488

The Student Rights Service is a nationwide free phone service for parents, caregivers and students that is run from Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley offices. We provide information and practical help on a wide range of issues involving children and young people at school, including bullying, school fees, stand-downs and suspensions. It also has a website, which you can check out here.

For information right now about your rights and responsibilities at school, check out our book Problems at School: A Practical Guide to Your Rights and Obligations below. It is available for free online as a pdf, or you can get hard copies:

  • Free for students & their whānau
  • $15 for non-profits and community groups
  • $30 for government & commerical agencies.

Email info@wclc.org.nz to order, or do it via our national bookshop here.

Problems at school

Staff working in this area

Emma White

Emma is the Volunteer Coordinator / Kairuruku Kaitūao. Details on applying to volunteer can be found here. Emma’s worked for 3+ years in our Restorative Justice team and still facilitates restorative justice meetings. Emma has experience in feminist organisations particularly working around sexual and domestic violence intervention. Volunteers can call Emma on 04 460 4462.
Email: emma@wclc.org.nz

Naomi Taylor

Naomi is a Volunteer Coordinator / Kairuruku Kaitūao. Naomi hails from the Human Rights Commission, where she focused on indigenous rights, positive race relations in NZ, facilitation and training delivery. She also has volunteer coordination experience as Rangatahi Coordinator at Ngāti Kahungunu ki Poneke Community Services.
Email: naomi@wclc.org.nz

Miranda Dunn

Miranda is a Volunteer Coordinator/Kairuruku Kaitūao. She is a law graduate with a long history of volunteering within Community Law – most recently with our Refugee and Immigration Legal Advice Service  team. Email: miranda@wclc.org.nz