Tairawhiti Community Law Centre

OUR OFFICE IS OPEN

Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm

After hours: Please call 0800 452 956
Leave us a message with your name, contact details and brief message and we will get back to you..

'Annual Report - 2022'

CLICK HERE AND >> PLEASE GIVE to our 'givealittle page' we are a Registered Charity our Charities Number is: CC10681
Outreach Clinics:
Wairoa - Weekly Legal Clinics: at Wairoa Office every Tuesday. Appointments made through Wairoa Office. East Coast - Legal Clinics: We are currently in the process of developing a more regular clinic service to different areas on the East Coast and will update as these are established. Until then we continue to have a clinic at Tokomaru Bay on the third Wednesday of each month at the Haven Tokomaru Bay. For Appointments please phone the office on 0800 452 956 or Esther Hudson on 06 868 3448. A warm welcome awaits you from Linda, and the whole Tairawhiti Community Law Centre team...




Our Board of Trustees: Karen Pewhairangi - Chairperson Royce Maynard Treasurer Lynette Stankovich - Secretary Marama Mataio - Practising Lawyer Oha Manuel - Wairoa Representative Hine Kohn - Pakeke Angelee Brown - East Coast Representative


Tairawhiti Community Law Centre: 85 Lowe St., Gisborne. New Zealand

Phone 06 868 3392 or 0800 452 956 or email us info@tairawhiticlc.co.nz

Linda Ellis - Tumu Whakahaere

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Gisborne Office:

85 Lowe Street, Gisborne

PO Box 1053 Gisborne 4040
Ph: (06) 868 3392 / Fax: (06) 868 3394 / 0800 452 956
Email: info@tairawhiticlc.co.nz

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Wairoa Office

Paul Street, Wairoa
Open weekdays 9am to 4:00pm

Free phone advice details
Notary Service available Gisborne Office only - by appointment

“ We are a Charitable Trust governed by a Board of Trustees. We provide free legal information and education to all and free legal advice, assistance, representation to people who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer or who do not qualify for legal aid. Our geographical catchment area runs from Potaka to Gisborne to Wairoa.” ( We gratefully accept koha and donations )

We are affiliated to a National Organisation Community Law Centres O Aotearoa or CLCA

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TCLC Team
Notary Services from our Gisborne Office (by arrangement). Tairawhiti Community Law Centre have a named endowment fund with Sunrise Foundation that people can donate to.
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Linda Ellis LLB, BsocSci Tumu Whakahaere Mobile: 027 252 2180 E-mail: linda@tairawhiticlc.co.nz	Louis Leung LLB; MSc; Notary Public; Senior/Supervising Lawyer

Lee Smith Dip (Tchg), KKM, Bed (Tchg), BMM, Dip MGL, Administration Manager	Ngawai Creach Dip. LEG EXEC Registered Legal Executive

Marree Kereru LLB, BA (1st Class Hons) Lawyer - Kaupapa Maori	Marie Tuahine (WAIROA) Community Relations/Legal Education Wairoa Office Manager


Sally Ryan Receptionist / Legal Support / Data Entry	Petula Reedy LLB - Lawyer
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