Publications

Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley produce a range of plain English legal guides designed to help you and your whānau navigate your legal rights.

The Community Law Manual, our rauemi matua, contains easy-to-read summaries of laws that impact many areas of community, whānau and personal life. You can find answers to your tricky legal questions in the free Community Law Manual online

To buy the annually updated 1000+ page book version of the Manual, or to buy or download free any of our other titles including Lag Law: Your Rights in Prison and on Remand, check out our bookshop. Our publications are full of answers to the questions real people face.

Our publishing team occasionally works on commission. If your organisation would like help to produce professional, plain English resources for your community, we are interested in hearing from you.

Please email publications@wclc.org.nz.

Staff working in this area

Tina Walker-Ferguson

Tina (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Porou, Kāi Tahu) is our Kaiwhakahaere Tānga – Publications Director. Tina project manages many of our written resources, including our flagship publication, the Community Law Manual.  She is an artist with an academic background in Cultural Anthropology and Media Studies, and work history in advocacy, social development, refugee & migrant support, and youth empowerment. Drop Tina a line for any questions and kōrero about the CLM or any of our other resources.

Email: tina@wclc.org.nz

 

Jack Liang

Jack is the Sales & Sponsorship Coordinator for the Publications team. Jack works on marketing and distributing our publications, and securing purchases and sponsorship, especially for our our flagship resource the Community Law Manual. Jack is completing her Bachelor of Laws, Philosophy and Social Policy at Te Herenga Waka and is looking forward to working with community groups and law firms in Pōneke to get the CLM out to those who need it. To kōrero about sponsoring a CLM, get in touch with Jack.

Email: jack@wclc.org.nz

Charlotte Hoggard

Charlotte joined Community Law in November 2019. Her role involves writing and updating the annual Community Law Manual. She has a background as a litigation lawyer and over many years has worked in the public sector, in private practice and for a trade union. She welcomes feedback on what you would like to see covered in the Manual.

Email: charlotte@wclc.org.nz

Nalin Samountry

Nalin is a Kaituhi Rauemi Ture – Legal Resource Writer, primarily working on writing and updating content for the Community Law Manual. The Manual sets out legal information in an accessible way for everyday users. She welcomes feedback on what legal information you would like to see in the Manual.

email: Nalin@wclc.org.nz