This chapter concerns the impact of trusts law and equitable principles and rules on a number of Māori related issues. In particular, the chapter focuses on the range of unique Māori land trusts that are growing in popularity ...

This address is the 10th Shirley Smith Memorial Lecture given in Wellington on 18 October 2017. It considers the possibility for the enhanced role of first laws – the laws of Indigenous peoples – within contemporary settler ...

This article provides a glimpse into how historical and current legislation has attempted to grapple with the practice of customary family law by the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa/New Zealand. It focuses on examining ...

The extent of Indigenous peoples’ rights to govern, manage and even own freshwater is a topical issue in many countries. It is definitely hot in Aotearoa New Zealand. The University of Otago, in association with funding ...

Courts across the world continue to build a jurisprudence that explains and justifies the transfer of Indigenous sovereignty and property to European colonial powers. These courts are developing tests for Aboriginal peoples ...

Since 1987, the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi have been explicitly relevant in the management of New Zealand's conservation estate. This article examines how the courts, the Waitangi Tribunal, and the Department of ...

This article examines the place and nature of rāhui (Māori ‘temporary protection’ for natural resources) in the law of Aotearoa New Zealand. The word “rāhui” is used in legislation in New Zealand to describe certain ...

This thesis assesses the historical and current legislative provision for including ngā iwi Māori in the management of national parks. The method of assessment is one of comparison between the legislative provisions and ...

Once upon a time, the indigenous peoples of Australia and New Zealand had exclusive occupation and use of their homelands. They did not distinguish between land on dry soil and land under water – it was all considered to ...