Advocacy Groups in Aotearoa New Zealand
The following list of groups are either engaged in benefit advocacy work or have skills in related areas of law. However, the level of skill differs between groups and the services they offer may vary. If you contact a group and find they are unable to assist you, please try someone else
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North Auckland
Homebuilder's Family Centre
Physical / Postal Address: 5 Baxter St, Warkworth
Ph: (09) 425 7048
Fax: (09) 425 7049
Te Korowai Aroha O Ngati Whatua
Physical Address: 241-243 Rodney St, Wellsford
Postal Address: PO Box 57, Wellsford
Ph: (09) 423 9481
Fax: (09) 423 9484
Email: tkawhatua@xtra.co.nz
Wellsford / Warkworth Women's Resource Centre
Physical Address: Town Hall Building, Alnwick St, Warkworth
Postal Address: c/- Post Office, Warkworth
Ph: (09) 425 7261
Offers a range of resources including a telephone or drop-in service for information about benefits, legal advice, help with taxation & business problems, & advocacy with government departments. Sometimes attend appointments at Work & Income as an advocate.
Auckland
Beneficiaries Advocacy & Information Service
Physical Address: Glenfield Community Centre, cnr Glenfield Rd & Bentley Ave
Postal Address: PO Box 40 482, Glenfield, Auckland
Ph: (09) 444 9543
Fax: (09) 444 5024
Combined Beneficiaries Union
Postal Address: Private Bag 68 905, Newton, Auckland
Ph: (09) 376 4760
UNITE! Union
Ph: 0800 2 UNITE
Rotorua
Rotorua Community Law Centre
Physical Address: 1238 Haupapa St, Rotorua
Postal Address: PO Box 879, Rotorua
Ph: (07) 348 8060
Email: RDCLC@xtra.co.nz
Taranaki
Central & South Taranaki Advocacy Service
Physical / Postal Address: 15 Castle St, Eltham
Ph: (06) 764 7279
Fax: (06) 764 7279
Email: ballsak@infogen.net.nz
Hawkes Bay
Beneficiaries Advocacy & Protection Society
Physical Address: 608E Murdoch Rd, Hastings
Postal Address: PO Box 864, Hastings
Ph/Fax: (06) 876 9439
Peoples Advocacy Society, Inc.
Physical Address: RSA Complex, Block 2, Room 3, Napier
Postal Address: PO Box 1004, Napier
Ph: (06) 834 0206
Fax: (06) 835 8624
Email: bapsnr@xtra.co.nz
Palmerston North
Central Region Advocacy Service
Physical Address: Ground Floor, Civic Centre, The Square, Palmerston North
Postal Address: PO Box 733, Palmerston North
Ph: (06) 355 2094
Fax: (06) 355 0412
Email: cras@inspire.net.nz
Manawatu Community Law Centre
Physical Address: Civic Square Complex, The Square, Palmerston North
Postal Address: PO Box 2088, Palmerston North
Ph: (06) 356 7974
Fax: (06) 356 7952
Email: mancomlaw@xtra.co.nz
MUSA Advocacy Service
Physical Address: Turitea Campus, Massey University, Palmerston North
Postal Address: PO Box 11 222, Palmerston North
Ph: (06) 350 4500
Fax: (06) 350 5665
Email: advocacy@musa.org.nz
Horowhenua
Horowhenua Unemployed & Beneficiaries Community Centre
Physical Address: 1 Stanley St, Levin (opp. McDonald's)
Postal Address: PO Box 427, Levin
Ph: (04) 368 0282
Fax: (06) 368 8027
Porirua
Whitireia Community Law Centre
Physical / Postal Address: 3rd Floor, Pembar House, 16 Hagley St, Porirua
Ph: (04) 237 6811
Fax: (04) 237 6816
Email: commlaw@wnc.quik.co.nz
Wellington
Downtown Community Ministry
Physical Address: 75 Taranaki St, Wellington
Postal Address: PO Box 6133, Marion Square, Wellington
Ph: (04) 384 7699
Fax: (04) 384 7688
Email: office@dcm.org.nz
Wellington Law Centre
Physical Address: Level 2, 56 Victoria St, Wellington
Postal Address: PO Box 24 005, Wellington
Ph: (04) 499 2928
Fax: (04) 472 2320
Wellington People's Centre
Physical Address: Lukes Lane, Wellington
Postal Address: PO Box 9491, Te Aro, Wellington
Ph: (04) 385 8596
Fax: (04) 385 2520
Email: wprc@actrix.gen.nz
Hutt Valley
Benefit Education Service Trust
Physical Address: Suzanne Aubert Centre, 3 Perry Street, Heretaunga, Upper Hutt
Postal Address: PO Box 35-006, Naenae, Lower Hutt
Ph: (04) 529 8108
Fax: (04) 529 8106
Te Huinga O Te Whanau: Petone Free Advocacy Service
Physical Address: 8/193 Jackson St, Petone
Postal Address: PO Box 33 370, Petone
Ph: (04) 586 2616
Fax: (04) 586 3712
Nelson
Beneficiaries & Unwaged Workers Trust (BUWT)
Physical Address: 57 Collingwood St, Nelson
Postal Address: PO Box 926, Nelson
Ph: (03) 548 8171
Fax: (03) 548 8149
Email: buwtcs@xtra.co.nz
Nelson Bays Community Law Service Inc.
Regional service including Motueka, Golden Bay & Murchison
Postal Address: PO Box 1110, Nelson
Ph: (03) 548 1288 or 0800 246 146
Fax: (03) 548 8142
Email: nbcomlaw@iconz.co.nz
West Coast
Aotearoa Advocacy Services
Physical / Postal Address: 120 Torea St, Granity, Buller
Ph: (03) 782 8855
Email: aotearoaadserv@paradise.net.nz
West Coast Unemployed & Workers Rights Centre
Physical / Postal Address: 90 Mawhera Quay, Greymouth
Ph: (03) 768 4330
Fax: (03) 768 4330
Email: greycentre@netaccess.co.nz
Christchurch
Beneficiaries Advisory Service
Postal Address: PO Box 22 399, Christchurch
Ph: (03) 379 8787
Fax: (03) 377 3561
Dunedin
Dunedin Community Law Centre
Physical / Postal Address: 52 Filluel St, Dunedin
Ph: (03) 474 1922
Fax: (03) 474 9521
Email: reception@dunedincommunitylaw.org.nz
Presbyterian Support Otago
Physical Address: 407 Moray Place, Dunedin
Postal Address: PO Box 374, Dunedin
Ph: (03) 477 7115
Fax: (03) 479 2020
Email: psotago@psotago.org.nz
Invercargill
Southland Beneficiaries & Community Rights Centre (Inc.)
Physical Address: 258 Mersey St, Invercargill
Postal Address: PO Box 1387, Invercargill
Ph: (03) 218 6526
Fax: (03) 218 6506
Email: southlandbenefic@clear.net.nz
Southland Community Law Centre
Physical Address: 5 Tay St, Invercargill
Postal Address: PO Box 552, Invercargill
Ph: (03) 214 3180
Fax: (03) 214 3170
Email: enq@comlawsth.co.nz