Problems with flatmates?

Our final Law for Lunch session covers flatmate agreements and what to do when problems arise in the household.
With Frank Handy, Senior Community Lawyer at the Wellington Community Law Centre.

12noon, 2nd Floor, Central Library, 65 Victoria Street, Wellington. All welcome!

It’s school holiday time again…

…which means it’s a good idea to check out the fun, free activities available in our libraries for kids over the next two weeks.  Jungles, robots, medieval activities, trucks and more!

Our magazine favourite : Bust

Bust is a pro-women magazine that is positive, diverse and interesting. They interview dynamic strong women (from musicians to artists to tea shop owners) who are doing exciting things with their lives and publish articles on such varied topics as Indian arranged weddings and the history of airline stewardesses. It includes fashion shoots with healthy (not anorexic looking) women and also have crafty tips and indie music reviews, what more can a girl ask for?

Law for lunch: All you ever wanted to know about the Disputes Tribunal

Join Peter Spiller at 12 noon on Thursday 17 April as he discusses the Disputes Tribunal and the role of the Referee.

Peter Spiller, Professor of Law and current Principal Disputes Referee, oversees the Disputes Tribunal (formerly Small Claims Tribunal) and its 60 Referees.

All welcome – 2nd floor, Central Library, 65 Victoria Street, Wellington

Who’s the handsomest of all?

The big bad wolf thinks he is the most handsomest creature in the woods, so he goes for a stroll to get everyone to admire him… Listen to I am so handsome by Mario Ramos, read by Thomas La Hood, on our kids’ downloads page.

(Video produced by Wellington City Libraries in association with Gecko Press. Illustration © Mario Ramos.)

10 April 1968

Though there have been worse shipping disasters in New Zealand with far greater loss of life, the sinking of the Wahine in 1968 is by far the most well known. Today is the 40th anniversary of this disaster, and we have prepared a page of resources on this topic for further reading or viewing.

Law for lunch returns

Ten tips for choosing or living in a retirement village; children’s and young persons’ rights; The Disputes Tribunal; when good flatmates go bad.

Law for Lunch is back! This popular series of free lunchtime seminars returns on Thursdays during April, between noon and 1pm. All welcome.

The Law for Lunch programme for April is available on our News page.

Physics of the impossible

April’s Buyer’s Choice has a full range: the physics of the impossible (we’re living in the future…), building green, banishing clutter in your home, DIY elegant hairstyles, dispatches from America’s class war, and the birth of the VW Beetle. Have a look!


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