Craffft Civic Literacy Platform
A plain-language guide to NZ law, rights, courts, and political participation — designed to make the legal system accessible to every New Zealander, without a lawyer.
Live at fvy.rad.kiwi
FVY is the web companion to Finding and Actioning Your Voice — Book 2 of the Craffft series. It translates the complexity of the NZ legal system into something everyday people can actually use.
The core premise: the law is the operating system that runs your life. Employment contracts, tenancy agreements, consumer rights, parliamentary submissions — all of it is governed by law. Most people don't know their rights. This site changes that.
- Students entering their first job or flat
- Renters dealing with landlord disputes
- Anyone who's felt the legal system was "not for them"
- Parents and educators wanting to build civic literacy
- Anyone facing a legal situation and wondering where to start
| Section | Content |
|---|---|
| Hero | Core message + 5 most common legal moments explained in plain English |
| The Problem | Why legal illiteracy is costly — time, money, and civic power |
| The Journey | 3 levels: Muted Generation → Finding Your Voice → Actioning Your Voice |
| Know Your Rights | Accordion — 6 real scenarios (employment, tenancy, consumer, police, online harassment, discrimination) with step-by-step rights and free resources |
| Cost Comparison | Lawyer costs vs free tribunal pathways |
| AI Co-Counsel | How to use AI + foundational legal literacy together safely |
| Court Hierarchy | NZ's court system from Disputes Tribunal to Supreme Court, plain and visual |
| 2026 Election | Party overview, MMP explainer, how to submit to Parliament |
| Free Toolkit | 6 free legal resources every NZ person should bookmark |
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Frontend | Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS — zero dependencies, zero frameworks |
| Server | Node.js + Express |
| Hosting | Railway |
| Domain | fvy.rad.kiwi |
| DNS | CNAME → Railway |
The entire site is a single self-contained HTML file (public/index.html) — no build step, no bundler, no CMS.
FVY/
├── public/
│ └── index.html # The full landing page
├── server.js # Express static file server
├── package.json # Node dependencies + start script
└── .gitignore
git clone https://github.com/Radkiwi/FVY.git
cd FVY
npm install
npm startThe site is deployed via Railway connected to this repo. Every push to main triggers an automatic redeploy.
Railway config: no railway.json needed — Nixpacks detects Node.js and runs npm start automatically.
Custom domain: fvy.rad.kiwi → DNS CNAME pointing to Railway. SSL is managed automatically by Railway.
FVY sits inside the Craffft civic education platform — an EdTech system that teaches NZ secondary school students law and civics through gamified simulations.
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| Book 1 | Crafffting Your Child's Future — systems thinking and resilience in the automation era |
| Book 2 | Finding and Actioning Your Voice — civic power, legal literacy, AI co-counsel |
| FVY (this site) | Web companion — plain-language law reference for everyday New Zealanders |
| Legal Quests | Gamified case law simulations: Carlill, Donoghue v Stevenson, Southern v How |
| Moodle LMS | Catalyst IT backend with xAPI telemetry for teacher dashboards |
This site is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws change. Always verify current legislation at legislation.govt.nz and seek professional legal advice for your specific situation.
Free legal help is available nationwide through Community Law Centres and Citizens Advice Bureau.
Built by the Craffft team. A society that knows its rights is an un-hackable society.