Working with Maori
Hear from experts working at the forefront of Māori development as they consider how iwi and hapū can partner with the public and private sector in order to build a sustainable asset portfolio. Reflect on the integration of Tikanga Māori into law in New Zealand and the Māori values and issues in environmental and employment law. Plus, consider te Ao Māori and its relevance to New Zealand business. WEB219NZA02
Description
Attend and earn 4 CPD hours
Chair: Kiri Tahana, Managing Partner, Kāhui Legal
1.00pm to 1.05pm Opening Comments by the Chair
1.05pm to 1.50pm Post-Settlement Partnering
With many iwi and hapū having now settled their historical Te Tiriti o Waitangi claims with the Crown, their focus and energy has shifted to the post-settlement era where they are looking to build a sustainable asset portfolio to enable the delivery of iwi and hapū aspirations. This backdrop is presenting opportunities for iwi and hapū to partner with both the public and private sector to realise both long term investment opportunities as well as innovative approaches to traditional models of ‘social service delivery’
Presented by Renata Davis, Associate, Bell Gully
1.50pm to 2.35pm Integrating Tikanga Māori into Law in New Zealand
Gain an insight into the integration of Tikanga Māori law into New Zealand’s legal system
Presented by Rachael Jones, Senior Solicitor, Chapman Tripp
2.35pm to 3.25pm Māori and Environmental Law
- Why Māori values and issues are important in environmental law
- The evolving approach to considering Treaty principles
- The jurisdiction of the Environment Court to make mana whenua determinations
- The need to consider Tikanga Māori
- The scope of s.35A obligations
- Key takeaways
Presented by Vicki Morrison-Shaw, Director, Atkins Holm Majurey
3.25pm to 3.35pm Break
3.35pm to 4.30pm Māori and Employment Law
Discuss the current employment law issues and upholding Tikanga Māori in the workplace
Presented by Renika Siciliano, Executive Director, McCaw Lewis
4.30pm to 5.15pm The Future is Māori
- The Māori Economy
- How te Ao Māori is shaping the future of Aotearoa
- The relevance to NZ business – in NZ and on the world stage
Presented by Te Aopare Dewes, Partner, Chapman Tripp
Learning Objectives:
- Consider the partnership opportunities for iwi and hapū within the public and private sector
- Gain insight into the integration of Tikanga Māori into New Zealand’s legal system
- Reflect on the importance of Māori values in an environmental law context
- Understand the importance of upholding Tikanga Māori in the workplace
- Discuss te Ao Māori and its relevance to New Zealand business
Presenters
Kiri Tahana, Partner, Kahui Legal
(Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Makino, Tapuika)
Kiri is Managing Partner and is based in Rotorua. Kiri has extensive experience in both litigation and commercial matters. Kiri started her legal career in 1996 working on Māori legal issues, including litigation regarding the distribution of Māori fisheries settlement assets. She then gained international legal experience in Sydney, London and Dubai working in large commercial law firms and a large telecommunications company. Since returning to Kāhui Legal in 2017, Kiri has worked closely with Māori land owning entities, post settlement governance entities and Māori businesses on a range of legal issues including new ventures, governance, structuring, commercial contracts, Māori land and litigation.
Rachael Jones, Senior Solicitor, Chapman Tripp
Rachael advises clients on public and administrative law litigation, as well as general commercial and intellectual property disputes. With her particular expertise in public and constitutional law claims and Māori legal issues, Rachael has represented clients in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and Māori Land Court, and has acted in alternative dispute resolution forums. Rachael began her career as a judges’ clerk at the High Court of New Zealand, before completing post-graduate studies at Columbia University in New York City and returning to Chapman Tripp. Rachael is from Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Rakaipaaka and is a member of our Māori Legal Group, Te Waka Ture. Through her work with her iwi clients and various experts, Rachael has a comprehensive understanding of tikanga Māori and is well placed to communicate her clients’ position effectively and proactively.
Vicki Morrison-Shaw, Director, Atkins Holm Majurey
Vicki has broad experience in the environmental, Māori and local government sectors having worked in private practice, in-house and policy/iwi consultation roles. Vicki has led project teams for new developments. She has advised and represented regulatory authorities, applicants and interested parties in relation to designations, heritage authorities, resource consents, marine consents, plan and policy changes. She has appeared as counsel at all levels of the Courts - from first instance council and Environmental Protection Authority hearings through all court levels up to and including the Supreme Court. Vicki has advised on a wide range of strategic issues and participated in due diligence, public works, leasing and a range of Māori law processes including marine and coastal area applications, cultural management plans, Treaty settlement processes, and representation process issues in the Māori Land Court. Vicki is a certified Making Good Decisions commissioner and co-author of the original Māori Values Supplement for the Making Good Decisions Commissioners Training Programme. Vicki has affiliations to Ngāpuhi iwi and is currently studying Te Reo Māori at AUT.
Renika Siciliano, Executive Director, McCaw Lewis
Renika provides legal and strategic advice to clients across Aotearoa and has extensive experience in matters relating to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Treaty settlement negotiations, Māori governance and iwi disputes. She also has a wealth of knowledge in workplace law, advising on various employment matters for both employers and employees. She believes in providing realistic solutions to clients by working within individual clients’ tikanga and principles, developing strong working relationships in doing so. Renika has experience across various Courts and forums including representing Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki in relation to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust v Minister of Conservation. She has worked with clients in some of the first substantive matters to be heard under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act. Renika has presented to the EMA, Waikato Chamber of Commerce, Pacific Business Network Survey and Spatial NZ on employment matters. She was also a key presenter at the 18th Annual Māori Legal, Business and Governance Forum in 2020. In 2021, NZ Lawyer named Renika in their Rising Stars list. Joining the firm in 2008, Renika was appointed a Director of the firm in 2018 and appointed Executive Director in October 2020.
Te Aopare Dewes, Partner, Chapman Tripp
Te Aopare leads Te Waka Ture, Chapman Tripp’s Māori legal group. Te Aopare specialises in corporate structuring, governance, strategic and commercial advice for iwi and hapū, Māori businesses, Māori owning entities and clients looking to work with them. Working closely with Māori land owning entities, post settlement governance entities and Māori businesses, Te Aopare advises on a range of legal issues including new ventures, governance, structuring, commercial contracts, Māori land and litigation. She has also appeared before the Māori Land Court and in the Waitangi Tribunal. Te Aopare is from Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Rangitihi and is a fluent speaker of te reo Māori.