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Maori Land Law

Overview
Specialised legal expertise for Maori land law opportunities and challenges

Hesketh Henry supports our Māori clients by providing expert commercial and property legal advice. We help iwi, hapu and Māori landowners and Māori businesses and those organisations working alongside them to achieve their objectives.

We work with iwi who are holding settlement assets to help them achieve their commercial and economic development goals.

 We have expert practitioners and provide legal services in the areas of:

  • Land utilisation and development.
  • Forestry.
  • Infrastructure projects.
  • Establishment of post settlement governance structures including limited partnerships, joint ventures, companies and trusts.
Need advice on Maori Land Law?
Contact the expert team at Hesketh Henry.
Examples

Examples of work completed by our team include:

  • Advising Iwi on an acquisition of parts of its whenua pursuant to a Public Works Act 1981 Agreement for the purposes of a state highway. Working with Crown agencies negotiating and documenting leases and licences, conservation covenants and walkway easement and land covenants.
  • Advising a Māori Trust on a property dispute involving Māori land;
  • Advising on Iwi land issues including Nga Mana Whenua O Tamaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014.
  • Advising Iwi in relation to Crown Forestry Licences and Forestry Right Instruments.
  • Advising Iwi in relation to ground leasing.
  • Advising Iwi in relation to development plans and partnering with an experienced developer to build high quality housing.
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