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Ngā Ratonga Ture mō Ngāi Māori - Māori Legal Services

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Ko te Amorangi ki mua, ko te hapai ō ki muri
Mā mātou e hapai koutou i Te Ao Ture

E hikoi ana tō mātou tima ture Māori ki tō taha hei awhi koe i Te Ao Ture. E ngākaunui ana tō tātou kamupene ture i te mahi i te taha o ngā whanau, hapū me ngā iwi Māori puta noa i te Nōta.

E arahī ana i tō mātou tima Māori Legal e tō mātou Amo Ture ko Paula J. Wilson (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pakeha, Ngāti Whakaue) me tō mātou Kaiāwhina Ture Aroha Davis (Ngāti Manu, Te Rarawa).

He maha ngā wheako tā tō mātou kamupene ture i te pangia o te ture ki a Ngāi Tātou te iwi Māori – mai te taha o Te Kooti Whenua Māori, tae atu ki te rironga o ngā whenua i ngā wira, te whakatū o tetahi papakāinga, tae atu ki ngā take ki Te Kooti Whanau, Te Kooti a Rohe, ngā kōoti teitei, ngā mahi ture hokohoko te aha raini, te aha raini.

He tomokanga rāua tahi ki tō mātou kamupene ture – he tokomaha etahi atu o ngā roia ki tō mātou tari ki Whangārei, ki Tamaki hoki hei awhina koe.

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Our Māori legal team walk beside you to advise you on legal issues. We offer advice and support to whanau, hapū and iwi Māori throughout Te Tai Tokerau Northland.

Our Māori legal team is led by Associate Paula J. Wilson (of Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pakeha and Ngāti Whakaue descent), with support from Legal Executive Aroha Davis (of Ngāti Manu and Te Rarawa descent). Our law firm has a wealth of experience in Māori Land Court matters, succession, establishment of pāpākainga, Māori business, corporate governance, commercial and whanau matters.

We are also able to call upon the extensive expertise of our wider legal teams in Whangārei and Auckland to provide you with comprehensive support and advice on all areas of law.

Māori Land Law

We offer advice in all aspects of the law relating to whenua Māori – including Māori freehold land, leasehold land and general title land.

Our Māori land legal services include:

  • Establishment of Māori land trusts
  • Commercial services for Ahu whenua and Māori land incorporations
  • Establishment of papakāinga
  • Applying for and removing injunctions on whenua Māori
  • Assistance and advice on applications to the Māori Land Court
  • Confirmation of land status
  • Land Information New Zealand and Māori land records searches
  • Conveyancing of Māori freehold titles and leasehold titles on whenua Māori
  • Lease administration for whenua Māori including general titles (owned by Māori legal entities and whanau) and leasehold titles

Establishment of Legal Entities for Whanau, Hapū and Iwi

  • Advising and establishing governance structures – corporate, non-profit and charitable
  • Succession planning
  • Compliance
  • Commercial including forestry, housing and agribusiness

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      Associate LLB, BA (Japanese, Mātauranga Māori) Whangārei
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