LAWYER AND MEDIATOR
TAILORED LEGAL ADVICE
I provide a range of legal advice and support on issues affecting Māori organisations, those working with Māori, and the wider Māori legal landscape.
These have ranged from large scale Treaty of Waitangi settlements or co-management agreements to other, more specialised, projects. I also assist organisations, particularly post-settlement governance entities and other large Māori organisations, on governance obligations and structures, statutory obligations, and holding and managing settlement assets.
I also help with in-house legal capacity by providing ‘on-tap’ advice on day-to-day issues ranging from organisational governance to contract management.
Legal Work I Have Undertaken
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Assisted with Treaty of Waitangi settlements for iwi including Raukawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Heretaunga Tamatea, Ngāti Manawa
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Advised on the development, implementation, and ongoing operation of post-settlement governance structures for iwi
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Advised on the development of bespoke legal arrangements for the return of the site of the Battle of Ō-Rākau
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Advised on a review of, and amendments to, the Education and Training Act 2020 in relation to the structuring and recognition of wānanga
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Undertaken reviews, and assisted with restructuring, of iwi organisations
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Provided advice on a range of natural resource issues – including fisheries, aquaculture, reserve lands and conservation, foreshore and seabed, and water and waterways
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Advised on the development of co-management arrangements for the Waikato River
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Advised overlapping claimant groups on legal personality for the Whanganui River and Te Urewera
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Appeared before the Waitangi Tribunal in relation to historical inquiries, urgency applications, and remedies hearings
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