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Ko Hau-hau Tane i te rangi Cherrington rāua ko Atareta Anaru ōku mātu
Ko Harvena Cherrington tōku ingoa
Harvena says she is proud to have had a long and fruitful relationship with YouthLaw. As a newly-minted lawyer, Harvena’s first employed position at YouthLaw was as the Maori Youth Solicitor, a position she held for 5 years. Now 18 years later she has been a member of the Board for a number of years, as well as conducting her own practice at all levels of the Criminal Court, Youth Court and in the Family Court in both Defence and as a Prosecutor previously for the New Zealand Police.
Although she practices in all courts in the wider Auckland area, she is based at Manukau and conducts the majority of her mahi as a sole practicing Barrister and Solicitor in the South Auckland area, where she was born and raised. Her parents settled there from different areas in Northland, and encouraged the family’s education and interaction in the community. Her family links remain strong, particularly in Northland however, she feels her feet are firmly planted here in the South Auckland community amongst the Maori, Pakeha and Pasifika families that give the community its vibrancy and its challenges.