Resettling in Aotearoa with Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

Visa options for you or your family coming to NZ - Examples of immigration enquiries we get, visa options for visiting, studying, working, living in NZ and joining family. Immigration scams you have to be careful of and more.

At CAB, we recognise that Information and education sometimes make a big difference in preventing things from going wrong for rangatahi. We will explore what under-25-year-olds are coming to CAB about. We explain our ‘Youth Tool kete’ website, which focuses on the issues that the CAB most commonly helps younger people with. These topics include going flatting, getting ID, traffic offences, starting a job, buying a car, wellbeing, problems at work, money, and starting study.

Separation - What do I need to know and do - Exploring separation -- prepare for it if possible, if amicable and in agreement do you need to get lawyers involved, separation agreements, relationship property, separate property, day-to-day care and access to children, parenting through separation, family dispute resolution, financial support, various court orders and other things you need to do and think about. Urgent family court orders if safety is an issue.

Solving Tenancy Disputes - Using the Tenancy Tribunal - Every year, 1000’s of tenancy disputes in New Zealand are taken to the Tenancy Tribunal - from repairs not being addressed to landlords popping in without notice.

A Warm and Dry Rental - Healthy Homes Compliance - Exploring the healthy homes standards for rental properties - Heating, insulation, ventilation, drainage, and blocking draughts. Why these are important for your health and what you can do if your rental home does not meet the standards.