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Wellington Region Citizens Advice Bureau

Community Topical issues, news and information.  Presented in English.
Next broadcast on 783AM:    11:30am on Saturday 5th July.
On-Demand Content  (1174 hits):
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (2.53 Mb)Wellington Citizens Advice Bureau 07-06-08   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (10.11 Mb)24-05-08   14 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (3.3 Mb)CAB 15-03-08   14 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (2.41 Mb)CAB 26-04-08   13 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (2.93 Mb)CAB 29-03-08   14 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (2.85 Mb)CAB 01-03-08   14 min
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Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.47 Mb)2 January 08   28 min
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About the Programme

The programme covers topics of interest – for example, accessing help if English is not your first language; consumer issues; tenancy/housing; employment issues.  It's presented by a mixture of paid staff and trained volunteers (bureau workers).

Last year (2005/2006) the following eleven locations answered 59,367 enquiries from members of the public.

The eleven locations in the Wellington Region where you can access the CAB services are:

Aro Valley (next to Aro Valley Community Centre)
48 Aro Street (384 2133)

Central City (inside Central Library)
65 Victoria Street (472 2466)

Johnsonville
1 Frankmoore Avenue (478 5698)

Newtown (inside Newtown Community and Cultural Centre)
cnr Rintoul and Colombo St (389 3813)

Wellington West (inside Karori Community Centre)
7 Beauchamp Street (476 4595)

Eastern Suburbs 
56-58 Bay Road, Kilbirnie (387 3573)

Petone
6 Britannia Street, Petone (568 8877)

Porirua 
Level 2 Pember House, 16 Hagley Street, Porirua (237 8846)

Lower Hutt
47 Laings Rd (566 6039)

Upper Hutt
18 Logan Street, Upper Hutt (528 9040)

Kapiti
First Floor, Coastlands (298 4944)

Fully trained volunteers give free, confidential, impartial advice - friendly helpful people just waiting to help.

The things that we can help you with at any Citizens Advice Bureau include:
Housing and tenancy (including flatmate and boarder agreements), budgeting, finance and tax, personal; family and community issues, hobbies; sports and social activities, consumer rights, work and unemployment, where to access free legal advice, immigration, JP services, letters typed and most other issues.

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