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The association was founded in October 1922 and has a membership of around 1300 volunteers, who help manage 60 service desks across Auckland.
There are of 46 members in the Warkworth/Wellsford area who run service desks at the Auckland Council offices in Baxter Street on Mondays, from 10am to 2pm; in Matakana Cinema foyer on Tuesdays, from 11am to 1pm; the Mahurangi East Library on Fridays, from 10am to midday; and Warkworth RSA on Friday, from 4pm to 5pm.
Local coordinator Laurence McLeod says JPs are sworn to serve their communities and the demand for their services has never been greater, dealing with a wide range of documents.
“We help our clients complete forms involving immigration, education, family and housing,” he says.
“Processing applications for dissolution of marriage, for a name change and for a visitor to come to NZ are all in a day’s work. Documents associated with anti-money laundering laws are also becoming more common.”
JPs attend regular training sessions to keep abreast of new electronic and on-line processes, as well as the more familiar paper forms and documents.
More than one million documents were processed by Auckland JPs last year.
Justices of the Peace can be found online at: https://justiceofthepeace.org.nz
