Kahui Legal is New Zealand’s pre-eminent law firm on Treaty of Waitangi matters.
No other law firm can match our legal experience and expertise on this important area of law. All of our senior lawyers are leading experts in this field.
Our extensive experience ranges from acting for numerous claimants before the Waitangi Tribunal, to acting for iwi and other groups in negotiations with the Crown for the settlement of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, to advising organisations on the legal implications of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Although we act for numerous claimants involved in the Waitangi Tribunal process, our primary area of expertise is advising on Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations. All of our lawyers have experience in this area, and our senior lawyers are recognised experts in this field.
We also act for a number of entities that have already settled their Treaty of Waitangi historical claims with the Crown.
Experience
- Assisted in the finalisation of the deed of settlement between Ngati Porou and the Crown, which was signed on 22 December 2010.
- Advised on the deed of settlement between the Crown and:
- Ngati Tuwharetoa in relation to the co-management arrangements for the Waikato River, signed in May 2010.
- Ngati Maniapoto in relation to the co-management arrangements for the Waipa River, signed on 27 September 2010.
- Te Wananga o Awanuiarangi in respect of the Wananga Capital Establishment Claim (Wai 718), signed in October 2010.
- Te Maru o Rereahu Trust in relation to the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims relating to the Maraeroa A and B Blocks, initialled on 16 December 2010.
- Ngai Tamanuhiri which was initialled on 17 December 2010.
- Waikato-Tainui in relation to co-management arrangements for the Waikato River which was signed on 22 August 2008 and the revised co-management arrangements, signed on 17 December 2009.
- Ngati Whare which was initialled on 22 October 2009 and signed on 8 December 2009.
- Ngati Whare on the deed of settlement between the Central North Island Iwi Collective and the Crown which was signed on 25 June 2008.
- Advised on the settlement legislation for:
- Waikato-Tainui
- Ngati Tuwharetoa
- CNI
- Ngati Manawa
- Ngati Whare
- Ngati Maniapoto
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