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Maori Legal Issues

Our Maori legal issues team can provide you with tailor made, practical and cost effective advice with your Maori legal issues.

Our extensive experience in representing Maori individuals, whanau, hapu, iwi and national organisations enables us to focus on the relevant issues and assist with sensible solutions.

We also assist those wishing to engage with Maori at all levels.

Contact Peter Johnston or James Johnston for assistance.

Maori Business

We have expertise in dealing with Maori business organisations as well as non Maori wishing to do business with Maori.  We represent a number of successful Maori owned and operated businesses and have extensive networks within the Maori business sector.  This includes a close association with Te Awe, the Wellington Maori Business Network.

Contact James Johnston or Peter Johnston for assistance.

Maori Organisations

We are delighted to represent a broad cross section of Maori organisations from national organisations, tribal organisations, hapu and whanau, Maori incorporations, not for profit and commercial operations.  Our expertise is sought to advise throughout the country regarding all legal aspects of their operations.

Contact James Johnston or Peter Johnston for assistance.

Need Help with your Treaty of Waitangi Claims?

Our Treaty team can provide you with expert, practical and cost effective advice in relation to this developing and challenging area of law. Particular advice can be sought in relation to:

  • Treaty of Waitangi claims before the Waitangi Tribunal
  • Treaty of Waitangi claim litigation
  • Treaty of Waitangi claim negotiation
  • Commercial advice and preparatory structures for settlement
  • Maori Land Court and Land Law issues
  • Representation (i.e. mandate) and consultation issues
  • All aspects of Treaty of Waitangi claim management
  • Aboriginal title/Maori customary title issues

The principal partner involved in the Treaty claims area is Peter Johnston of Ngati Porou descent.  The firm represents iwi, runanga, Maori authorities, Maori trust boards, trusts and incorporations, government agencies, commercial and corporate organisations in relation to Treaty of Waitangi and Maori issues.

Seminar Handouts Commercial Treaty

Business and the Treaty of Waitangi (144kb)
The text of the address given by James Johnston to the joint Human Rights Commission, Te Awe Wellington Maori Business Network breakfast on 13 July 2005 at the offices of Rainey Collins.