New Zealand law, as well as the Bill of Rights, includes a wealth of protection for the individual throughout all areas of people's lives. But this protection can be meaningless unless known about. This is one of the fundamental purposes of the New Zealand Civil Rights Handbook. This book is the only accessible but authoritative guide to civil rights in New Zealand, and as such is an indespensible publication for any citizen who needs information in this wide-ranging area.

About the Author

Tim McBride is one of New Zealand's foremost human rights lawyers. As an advocate, barrister, commentator and academic, he has had a central role in human rights lawyering in this country. He wrote the first edition of the New Zealand Handbook of Civil Liberties in 1973, and has been responsible for a number of editions since. All editions, including this one, have been heavily updated as the legislation in this area has dramatically expanded. He lives with his family in Devonport, Auckland.