Citizens Advice Bureau
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What are your rights when it comes to neighbourhood disputes? If a neighbour was throws rock through your lounge window for instance - as reported this week - this would be a police matter. But what… Audio
Calls for MSD debts to be wiped
Andrew Hubbard from Citizens Advice Bureau joins Kathryn to share a new report which calls for the government to wipe the debts that clients owe to the Ministry of Social Development. Audio
Petition with 20k signatures to save CABs sent to council
A petition with 20,000 signatures was handed to Auckland Council today in a last-ditch effort to halt budget cuts to the Citizens Advice Bureau. Consultations on the council's draft budget will be… Audio
Citizens Advice Bureau: clients at limit of financial resilience
With the Covid-19 pandemic putting more people under financial pressure, the Citizens Advice Bureau says it's pushed people to the very limits of their financial resilience. Audio
Citizens Advice Bureau: the most significant issues arising from lockdown
Lockdown is not an easy time for many people. It puts financial stress on many households and the disruption to normal daily life also poses unique difficulties and a fair bit of confusion about… Audio
Wellington Citizens Advice Bureau gets a reprieve
Last month the future of Wellington's Citizens Advice Bureau looked very bleak, with the council's grants subcommittee voting not to renew its 3 yearly funding to run its five branches in the city. Audio
Spike in employment breaches - community groups
Complaints of unfair treatment, insecure hours, no sick leave, changing job terms and unjust dismissals are all highlighted in a report published by the Citizens Advice Bureau. The CAB and Community… Audio
Govt defends social housing shortage
Prime Minister John Key is defending the government's record on housing vulnerable New Zealanders, saying it is doing the best that it can.
Emergency housing inquiries double
Twice as many people in need of emergency housing are turning to the Citizens Advice Bureau for help compared with five years ago. Audio
