Wellington, New Zealand – Leading lawyer and champion of indigenous rights, Natalie Coates, has been recognized as LawFuel’s 2023 Lawyer of the Year. In light of proposed reforms surrounding Māori language and te Tiriti o Waitangi, Coates stresses the need for a ‘diplomatic reset’ to address what she terms as the government’s ‘alarming and divisive’ … Continue reading Natalie Coates Calls for Diplomatic Reset in Treaty and Language Reforms, Named LawFuel’s 2023 Lawyer of the Year