For further information or help, contact:


YouthLaw / Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki Inc.
1st Floor, 125 Albert St, Auckland. PO Box 7657, Wellesley St, Auckland.
Phone (09) 309 6967 Fax (09) 307 5243

Ombudsman
National Mutual Finance Building, 17 Albert Street, Auckland, (09) 379-6102
The Terrace, PO Box 10152, Wellington, (04) 473-9533

Office of the Children’s Commissioner
Postal: PO Box 5610, Lambton Quay, WELLINGTON 6145
Physical: Level 12, 86 – 90 Lambton Quay, WELLINGTON 6011
Free phone: 0800 224 453
Phone: 04 471 1410
Fax: 04 4711418
Email children@occ.org.nz
Website: http://ww.occ.org.nz

Race Relations Office
PO Box 6163, Wellesley St, Auckland, (09) 307-2352
PO Box 12411, Thorndon, Wellington, (04) 499-5885
PO Box 1578, Christchurch, (03) 365-7878

Ministry of Education
Auckland: (09) 377-7655
Hamilton: (07) 838-3705
Wanganui: (06) 345-5707
Lower Hutt: (04)566-1219
Christchurch: (03) 365-7386
Dunedin: (03) 474-0152
National: PO Box 1666, Thorndon, Wellington, (04) 473-5544

Non-Enrolment Truancy Services
(06) 345-4147
or via your local office of the Ministry of Education.

Human Rights Commission
PO Box 6751, Auckland, (09) 309-0874
PO Box 5045, Wellington, (04) 473-9981
PO Box 1578, Christchurch, (03) 379-2015

Information line: 0800 4 YOUR RIGHTS - 0800-496-877
Website: www.hrc.co.nz

The Privacy Commission
P.O. Box 466 Auckland
Phone (09) 302-8680 or (0800) 803-909

Community Law Centres
See your local phone book, or ask YouthLaw / Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki to refer you to your local community law centre.

Parent Legal Information Line
A service offered by the Wellington Community Law Centre
(0800) 499-488

Group Special Education
Ph: 0800 622 222 or Website: www.ses.org.nz
Or phone your local Ministry of Education for your local Group Special Education office
Website: www.ses.org.nz click on ‘local contacts’ for the Group Special Education office in your area or Website: www.minedu.govt.nz (then click on ‘special education’) Community Law Centres

Private lawyers
Local numbers are in the yellow pages or call your local “District Law Society”, a Community Law Centre or YouthLaw for a referral.

Youthline
Youthline is a counselling service. They can help you straight away over the phone and also tell you about counsellors near you, including counsellors who specialise in abuse counselling.
Ph. 0800-376-633

The Privacy Commission
The Privacy Commission can provide information on your right to privacy, and can investigate complaints if you feel that your privacy rights have been breached.
P.O. Box 466 Auckland
Phone (09) 302-8680 or (0800) 803-909

In addition to the above, the following agencies maybe relevant to Fees:

Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
Some CAB have free lawyers available.

Work and Income New Zealand (i.e. WINZ or the department of work and income)
Phone 0800-559-009

In addition to the above, the following agencies maybe relevant to Special Needs:

Health and Disability Commissioner
Ph. 0800-11-22-33

Health and Disability Consumers Advocacy Service
Upper North Island: Ph. 0800-555-050
Central / Lower North Island: Ph. 0800-423-638
South Island: Ph. 0800-377-766

New Zealand CCS
Contact your local CCS office, listed in the phone book under “New Zealand CCS”

IHC Advocacy Centre
Phone 04-472-2247 or fax 04-472-0429 or contact your local IHC office, listed in the phone book under “IHC”

Education Support Centre of the Correspondence School
Private Bag 39992, Wellington
Free phone 0800 659 988

QPEC (Quality Public Education Coalition)
Website:www.qpec.org.nz

In addition to the above, the following agencies maybe relevant to School Powers and Obligations:

The Correspondence School
Private Bag 39992,
Wellington
Free phone 0800 659 988

Parent Legal Information Line (PLINFO)
Ph. 0800-499-488

YouthLaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki
YouthLaw’s book, Leave Me Alone! at school and work: using the law to protect yourself from abuse, is free to any child or young person being abused.
ISBN# 0-909004-06-4

In addition to the above, the following agencies maybe relevant to Complaints to the School

The Privacy Commission
P.O. Box 466 Auckland
Phone (09) 302-8680 or (0800) 803-909
The Privacy Commission can provide information on your right to privacy, and can investigate complaints if you feel that your privacy rights have been breached.

The Ombudsman
National Mutual Finance Building, 17 Albert Street, Auckland, (09) 379-6102
The Terrace, PO Box 10152, Wellington, (04) 473-9533


In addition to the above, the following agencies maybe relevant to Bullying

Check out our abuse publications “Leave Me Alone! - At School and Work” and Leave Me Alone! - At Home”

NO BULLY helpline
Phone: 0800 66 28 55

Education Review Office

Wellington (04) 381 6800
Auckland (09) 377 1331
Christchurch (03) 365 5860
check your phone book for details on the closest office to you.
email: auckland@ero.govt.nz, hamilton@ero.govt.nz, rotorua@ero.govt.nz, napier@ero.govt.nz, wanganui@ero.govt.nz, wellington@ero.govt.nz, nelson@ero.govt.nz, christchurch@ero.govt.nz, dunedin@ero.govt.nz

Kidsline
0800 5437 5463

Peer Sexuality Support Programme
307 8991

Foundation for Peace Studies Aotearoa
(09) 373 2379

TADS Peer Education Project
(Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Brief Intervention Project)
(09) 373 7599 ex 4641

WEB SOURCES:

www.youthlaw.co.nz
www.nobully.co.nz
www.youthaffairs.govt.nz
www.ses.org.nz
www.minedu.govt.nz

OTHER SOURCES:

Police and Telecom (Producers). (1998).
Stop Bullying [Booklet]. A collection of children’s short stories. Available from: Senior Communications Adviser, External Relations Group, Police National Headquarters, PO Box 3017 Wellington.

Police and Telecom (Producers). (1998).
Stop Bullying [video] available free from your local video store.

Police. (Producers). 2000.
Kia Kaha [Resource Kit]. About bullying for students, teachers and parents. Available from your local Police Education Officers. Designed for school years 0-8, to be updated for years 0-13 (new entrants to 7th form).

Mental Health Foundation & Ministry of Health. (1996).
Anger, Conflict, Bullying – What to Do [pamphlet].

Foundation for Peace Studies Aotearoa.
Cool Schools Peer Mediation Programme.
Teaches mediation as an effective alternative to violence in conflict situations. For further information contact: Foundation for Peace Studies, PO Box 4110, Auckland, Phone (09) 373 2379 .