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The Law Lady

With a sense of humour and no-nonsense approach, Angela Solomons, from Taranaki Community Law, manages to de-mystify the legal issues.

Airing time: Thursdays 10am and replayed 6:30pm

http://communitylaw.org.nz/centre/taranaki/



With a sense of humour and no-nonsense approach, Angela Solomons manages to de-mystify the legal issues around buying into a retirement village, noisy neighbours, immigration, divorce, buying a house, surviving a zombie apocolypse, and just about any other situation you can think of.

As Education Co-ordinator with Taranaki Community Law, Angela is passionate about justice, and about real people.

She’s also very entertaining!

New show every second week.

 

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Whanaketia Abuse in State Care - Statistics

Reports from Martin Jenkins and DoT cover data that attempt to get some idea of the prevelance of abuse in State & Faith based care settings.

Listener discretion is advised as types of abuse are mentioned.

Duration: 29:06 | Date: 3 October, 2024

Whanaketia, Abuse In State Care -Types Of Abuse

Content Warning - This episode talks about various types of abuse suffered by some people in state care in some detail - listener discretion is advised

Duration: 27:50 | Date: 19 September, 2004

Whanaketia, Abuse in State Care - Who are the Survivors

What are the demographics of survivors of state and faith best abuse in this case? Where did the abuse and neglect take place?

Duration: 00:29:11 | Date: 29 August, 2024

Whanaketia - Inquiry Into Abuse in State Care

Find out about the historical context of why the inquiry came about and the number of people involved.

Duration: 00:29:04 | Date: 15 August, 2024

Harmful Digital Communications Act

The show is about the Harmful Digital Communications Act – what it is, when it applies and what you can do if you think you have suffered serious emotional distress.

Duration: 00:25:45 | Date: 1 August, 2024

Rainbow Story Time Defamation Case

The show is about Defamation: the Rainbow Storytime defamation case against Brian Tamaki and others associated with Destiny Church.

Duration: 00:27:09 | Date: 18 July, 2024

Open Justice

Open Justice is about giving people a fair trial and allowing justice to be seen to be done. It is a fundamenbtal part of a good justice system.

Duration: 00:29:32 | Date: 4 July, 2024

Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal

Grayson v Swift - what does it mean to be a motor vehicle trader? Can you make someone refund your money if you bought a flood-damaged car?

Duration: 00:28:19 | Date: 20 June, 2024

Election Donations

Find out the rules for candidate donations and what the consequences of breaking these rules are.

Duration: 00:28:40 | Date: 6 June, 2024

Road User Charges

What are road user charges and how do they apply to electric vehicles.

Duration: 00:28:04 | Date: 23 May, 2024

Employment Trial Periods

My show is about Trial Periods in Employment. What you need to know about who they apply to, how they work and when they are valid.

Duration: 00:26:31 | Date: 9 May, 2024