Thoughts and updates from Tīheru, on employment relations, governance, Māori land and trust matters, and everything in between.
Get in touchWhakapā maiA pattern showing up across post-settlement iwi and hapū organisations: one new role created to hold governance oversight and day-to-day coordination together, when they're actually two different jobs.
For anyone holding a governance secretariat or operations role in a post-settlement trust, why bringing in independent governance support isn't a sign you're not coping.
Cultural values used to sit in the "nice to have" column. Courts are increasingly treating them as something you can be held to, once tikanga shows up in how your business describes itself.
A quiet law change since February 2026 has shifted how much weight your paperwork carries, especially for contractor arrangements and high income employment agreements.