Brief Profile of Arunjeev Singh
Arunjeev Singh, is the General Secretary of the Kiwi Indian Charitable and Social Club New Zealand. He is an experienced lawyer and practising as a barrister sole in New Zealand for the last over 10 years. He is among few Sikh & Punjabi Lawyers of New Zealand.
He represents a class of people who started from the scratch and has achieved distinction in his field because of his hard work and outstanding services to the New Zealand community.
Because of his commitment to the charitable work in New Zealand, he is a famous lawyer in New Zealand for excellence in legal field, friendly service and professional dealing.
He served as a trustee in the Board of Trustees at Papakura Central School during 2011-2013.
He is actively involved in the activities of charities such as ‘Voluntary Law Association of India New Zealand Inc’ and “Universal Peace Federation”.
He is providing free Legal Advice to the clients of Citizens Advice Bureau, Papakura for the last over six years.
His outstanding services to the community have been widely acknowledged and
appreciated. He has received many awards in recognition of his voluntary services to the community.
He specialises in Immigration Law, Family law, Criminal law, Employment law and Civil Litigation.
LITERARY WORKS
In 2005, he edited a reference book against Death Penalty. The book titled “Can the Society escape the noose?” is a knowledge basket of International law on the subject of Capital punishment.
In 2010, he helped New Zealand Police in translating an information booklet from English to Punjabi language.
In 2011, he wrote a guide for new settlers in New Zealand which was published in Punjabi language and widely appreciated among the Indian community.
In 2014, he wrote a book in English, titled “Election Fraudsters Nailed” to expose the
electoral fraud that took place in South Auckland, New Zealand in 2010 Auckland Council elections.
He also featured in a Television documentary on national channel in New Zealand for his outstanding service to the community.
AWARDS
1. Awarded with a ‘Volunteer Award’ by the Papakura District Council in 2010 for his services to the community.
2. In May 2012, awarded with the first New Zealand Law Society Auckland Branch
Lawyer Award for his outstanding service to the community.
3. In 2014, rewarded with a trophy by the Business and Retail Association of New
Zealand for his services to the business community in New Zealand.
4. Became the Ambassador of Peace for Universal Peace Federation in 2018.
5. Rewarded by Sahaayata, a social organisation in New Zealand for his outstanding services to the community in 2020.
6. He is on the advisory board of Counties Manukau Police,West for the last over two years.
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