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Māori Law

From Native Land Court cases to Treaty Law and Māori governance, Westlaw has everything you need in Māori law

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Māori practice area

The Māori practice area provides comprehensive access to critical legal materials related to Māori land and legal developments. It features a robust collection of cases with full-text judgments and insightful commentary that explains the case's context and legal significance from the Native Land Court, the Māori Land Court, and the Māori Appellate Court. This area also details significant statutory reforms, such as the Native Land Act.

Māori legal books available online

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Māori legal books

Māori content in other Westlaw New Zealand practice areas

Administrative and Public Law

Joseph on Constitutional and Administrative Law

Chapter 5 - Tikanga Māori and the Law

Philip Joseph
Environment & Resources

Environmental Law in New Zealand

Chapter 8 - Treaty of Waitangi and Māori Issues in Environmental Law (Briar Gordon)

Peter Salmon and David Grinlinton (eds)
Family Law

Family Property

Parts 3A and 4 - Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993/Maori Land Act 1993

Nicola Peart
Fisheries

Fisheries Law

Covers treatment of Māori fisheries, with coverage of the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992, Māori Fisheries Act 2004 and Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004

Hayley Campbell
Local Government

Local Government Law in Aotearoa New Zealand

Chapter 21 - Māori and Local Government

Kenneth Palmer
Health Law

Mental Capacity Law in New Zealand

Te Puna a Hinengaro: he Tirohanga ki a Āheinga (The Wellspring of Mind: Reflections on Capacity from a Māori Perspective)

Hinemoa Elder
Health Law

Mental Capacity Law in New Zealand

Ethical, Relational and Cultural Elements of Capacity

Brent Hyslop and Grant Gillett