Newsletters

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April 2006

November 2005

• White ribbon day
• WCG bulletin
• Women in management conference
• AWLA anniversary
• Women in law function report
• New Horizons Trust for Women report
• Competition Law seminar report

August 2005

• WWLA scholarships awarded
• Banking insdustry review
• July function report - film festival
• Work life balance project
• EEO Trust newsletter
• WWLA meets with Marian Hobbs
• New Judicial complaints process

April 2005

• AGM
• East Timor
• Retirement Commissioner & Hutt function reports
• National Women Lawyer's organisation
• WCG news
• Judicial appointments and gender
• United Womens' Convention
• Paddy Steele - practicing for 50 years!
• Womens Refuge' thanks

November 2004

• Merry Christmas
• Securities Commissioner
• Community Law Centre moves
• WWLA meeting with WDLS
• Scholarship thanks
• Retirement issues
• Fiji Women Lawyers Association
• United Womens' Convention news
• Champagne in the park
• Submissions news

August 2004

• WWLA scholarships awarded
• VUW / WWLA wine and cheese evening
• EEO Trust report on work life balance
• Submissions - Civil Unions Bill and Judicial Appointments Commission
• Legal advice service for members

June 2004

• AGM report - Celia Lashlie
• Round the vines
• New Zealand Action Plan for Women
• Submissions - Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2)
• NACEW conference 

March 2004

• WWLA member wins Cleary Prize
• Theatre function - spreading out!
• Submissions - equal pay provisions of the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill
• NZLS special committees - calling for nominees

January 2004

• Christmas function report
• WWLA scholarship launched
• Dress for success
• Scholarship criteria
• Submissions - Judicial Matter Bill
• NACEW conference

October 2003

• Report on September Judges function
• Situations vacant on WWLA committee
• New look WWLA website up and running
• Wellington’s new woman judge – Jan Kelly
• EEO Seminar
• WCG news
• Submissions - Care of Children Bill
• Bequests to the Women’s Refuge

September 2003

• Report on NZX stock market function
• New convenor – Gina de Graaff
• Visit to the Fiji Human Rights Commission
• Donation to the New Horizons for Women Trust
• South African Judge named outstanding International Woman Lawyer 2003
• WCG news – pay equity update
• Mentoring
• Success for VUW students at the International Negotiation Competition

August 2003

• AGM report
• Plans for the coming year
• Help with students' international competitions
• WCG news
• Women's Affairs discussion paper

June 2003

• AGM report
• How you can help with WWLA submissions
• WWLA donates to students competing overseas
• Thanks from new Judges
• WWLA scholarships
• WCG news
• July function at NZX – new directions for NZ’s stockmarket

March 2003

• Nominations for WWLA Commitee/Convenor
• Life/work balance
• VUW wine and cheese evening
• Mentoring
• NZLS committee membership
• Report - National meeting of women lawyers associations
• Hutt Function - 10 April at the Dowse Art Museam

February 2003

• Communication breakdown
• New judicial appointments
• Upcoming events
• Committee news
• Petticoat practice - career planning advice
• Hui at Te Herenga Marae

December 2002

• Judicial nominations
• WCG news
• Get smart about pregnant staff
• AWLA takes a stance on EEO
• Performance - finding the magic within - a special show
• Circa Theatre trip - "Soul Mates" by Bruce Phillips

September 2002

• Women MPs in the new Parliament
• Some statistics on women partners
• Meet your committee
• Negotiating your salary package
• Initiatives from the new Government
• Update on the Womens' Consultative Group
• September seminar - race, gender and human rights
• Article: The Wellignton Community Law Centre needs you

July 2002

• WWLA contributes to EEO
• Have you renewed your membership?
• Family Court issues - support from Laila Harre
• Judge Henwood honoured
• AGM - a note of thanks from Rape Crisis
• Upcoming events: Hui at Te Herenga Marae
• Article: Carolyn Young from Spicers on how to "build wealth
  at home while overseas"

March 2002

• Submissions - Human Rights Bill
• Women Lawyers - Founding Member - Presidential Candidate
• Request for names - Committees and Boards
• Paid parental leave
• NZLS nominations
• Christmas party
• Up and coming events
• Family Court terms of reference