The title of this recording is "Lagi Tuimavave (Wellington Community Law Centre) - Out in the Park (2018)". It is described as: Lagi Tuimavave talks about the work of the Wellington Community Law Centre. It was recorded in Waitangi Park, Te Aro, Wellington on the 24th February 2018. Lagi Tuimavave is being interviewed by Gareth Watkins.  Their names are spelt correctly but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document. The duration of the recording is 4 minutes. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast Lagi Tuimavave talks about the work of the Wellington Community Law Centre. The content in the recording covers the 2010s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: In a podcast recorded on February 24, 2018 at Waitangi Park in Te Aro, Wellington, Lagi Tuimavave from the Wellington Community Law Centre discusses the organization's services and support for the rainbow LGBTQI+ community during the "Out in the Park" queer festival. The conversation, facilitated by Gareth Watkins, delves into the ways in which the Law Centre provides free legal advice and family law services, with particular emphasis on assisting individuals looking to change the gender marker on their birth certificates. The Centre's approach is to simplify legal processes and educate clients on their rights in a way that removes intimidation and complexity. The support offered includes explaining the rights associated with gender identity, such as the use of facilities that correspond with one’s gender, accessing appropriate medical care, and the process of updating various personal records. The aim is to underscore the fact that individuals possess these rights and that they can be upheld without fear. While the number of people reaching out for help regarding gender changes on birth certificates has not been vast, the Community Law Centre has experienced such engagements. One specific instance mentioned in the discussion involves aiding a client with understanding court documents and filling in forms to initiate a gender change on legal documents. The process itself, though not necessarily difficult in New Zealand, can be daunting for those without legal expertise and may also be lengthy, leading to uncertainty for the applicants. The Wellington Community Law Centre plays a crucial role in guiding individuals through the duration, relaying expected timelines, and providing ongoing support, including drafting correspondence if needed. Agencies responsible for supplying information as part of the birth certificate change process are reported to respect the legal rights of applicants. Should an agency be unable to provide the required information, they are expected to give clear reasons for any withholding of information. Furthermore, the podcast highlights the inclusive nature of the Community Law Centre’s services. Assistance is available to a broad spectrum of individuals, particularly those with low incomes, beneficiaries, students, the unemployed, and the general community populace. The approach is to assess and provide legal advice to a wide range of clients. Lastly, Tuimavave expresses personal gratification for being part of the "Out in the Park" event, emphasizing the importance of making legal services accessible to growing communities. The Centre is presented as a safe and reliable place for members of the LGBTQI+ community to seek legal support and is committed to not denying these services and rights. The full transcription of the recording begins:  So I'm here with the Wellington Community Law Centre and we are at the out in the park, Um, queer Festival Celebrating, Um, our gay and lesbian. So what can the community law Centre do for rainbow LGBT R communities? Well, so we offer free legal advice. We offer service, offer family law services, which includes, um, helping them change the agenda on their birth certificate. So just explaining the process, how it works, what's required. And it's explained in simple English so that, you know, they can understand. And they know it's not a scary process. Um, and we also help them with, um, other rights. We just we pretty much explain what are the rights they have. So what it's like to identify as a male or female. Um, what that means what that will require of them. Like in terms of which toilets they use medical medical care. Um, helping them correct their records. Yeah, all sorts of things. It's just explaining what rights they have and and telling them that they do have rights. Yeah. So how big a need is it for? Do do you get a lot of people contacting you? We haven't had a lot of people, but we have had a few people, like I can say I've had I've served a client who's come in to for help explaining, um, court documents, you know, he she wanted to change the gender, Um, and was just confused about filling out some forms. And so we were able to sit down with him, um, and fill out some forms and explain the process. And then, yeah, it just made things simple for him. Um, but that's that's the one that I've had the experience of of helping. But I'm sure at the community Law Centre, all throughout New Zealand will have had a few as well. Yeah, and in terms of changing birth certificates and that, I mean, is it hard in New Zealand at the moment to to go through that process? Um, no, it's not hard. It's just that when you've got a piece of legislation in front of you that you are having to understand and you don't have any legal background, it's going to be hard. Um, and also it's a long process. So sometimes the wait can make people unsettled. Can make people question what's happened to the application. But when you go to the community Law centre, you know they will tell you. OK, this is approximately how long you have to wait because other agencies have to send information to the court. So and by this time you probably hear from them. So we encourage our clients to come back. And if they are worried, if they need further help to write a letter, drop a letter to send somewhere, but yeah, we always make sure that they can come back to us if they need further help. And in your experience, have you found that the other agencies are respectful? Yeah. Definitely. Yeah. Um well, this is the legal rights, and you can't deny anyone their legal rights. So if those agencies are required to send information, then they need to do it. Um, if they can't do it, then they must give reasons for withholding information. Yeah. So who can visit the community Law centre? Anyone and everyone, um, we look at particularly serve there. Those with very low income who will receive benefit, um, students, Um, those who are unemployed or have Yeah, unemployed. Um, just community people. Just pretty much anyone will assess whether we can give legal advice to you, but yeah, to a whole lot of people in the community. And so personally, what does it mean to you today to to be at something like out in the park? It's wonderful because, you know, legal rights and legal services are so often denied to people. Um, and with such a community, that's growing. It's so important for them to know that we are a safe place for them to come to as well, because we do have services that will help them. Um, and we do not deny that sort of right and service to them, Yeah. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. These tags contain the correct spellings of names and places which may have been incorrectly spelt earlier in the document. The tags are seperated by a semi-colon: 2010s ; Aotearoa New Zealand ; Community Law ; Community Law (Wellington) ; LGBT ; Lagi Tuimavave ; Out in the Park (Wellington) ; People ; Waitangi Park ; Wellington ; advice ; agenda ; beneficiaries ; birth certificate ; change ; community ; family ; gay ; gender identity ; identity documents ; law ; legal rights ; legislation ; lesbian ; letter ; other ; queer ; rainbow ; records ; time ; trans ; transgender. The original recording can be heard at this website https://www.pridenz.com/out_in_the_park_2018_lagi_tuimavave.html. The master recording is also archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand.  For more details visit their website https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.1089803. 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