Bryce is based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, living in Titirangi with his wife and young whānau.
Bryce will accept instructions on matters from all around Aotearoa, and has appeared for parties in the Waitangi Tribunal, the Māori Land Court, the District Court, the High Court, and the Court of Appeal.
Recent work has been for applicants seeking recognition of rights under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 in the High Court and Court of Appeal, judicial review applications, and acting for tangata whenua in the Waitangi Tribunal and Māori Land Court.
Outside of litigation, Bryce has been involved in negotiation of Treaty of Waitangi settlements, in challenging settlements, and has facilitated use of withdrawal mechanisms built into mandates. Bryce has also acted for parties in mediation, and chaired hui in alternative dispute resolution processes.
Bryce is approved to work on legal aid in the Waitangi Tribunal, the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court. Bryce also holds an approval to undertake legal aid work in the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court on matters concerning Māori land law, the Treaty of Waitangi, tikanga, and customary title issues.
Bryce holds an approval to undertake work on direct instructions in the Waitangi Tribunal and Māori Land Court, and on opinion writing concerning civil litigation. If you do not have a solicitor matters where direct instructions are not available, he can arrange that for you.
Bryce holds LLB and BA (Political Science) degrees from the University of Canterbury He is a member of the Auckland Branch Council of the New Zealand Law Society. He was recognised as a recommended lawyer by Doyles Guide 2022 for Māori Law, Māori Land and Te Tiriti o Waitangi matters in New Zealand.
Recent case examples
- Attorney-General v Haronga [2017] 2 NZLR 394
- Re Edwards Whakatōhea [2021] NZHC 1025; [2022] 2 NZLR 772
- Re Ngāti Pāhauwera [2021] NZHC 3599; BC202164499
- Te Kāhui Takutai Moana o Ngā Whānui Me Nga Hapū v Landowners Coalition Incorporated [2022] NZCA 27; BC202261658
- Paul v Attorney-General [2022] NZCA 443; BC202262976
- Re Edwards (dec’d) (on behalf of Te Whakatōhea) (No 7) [2022] NZHC 2644; BC202263133
- Re Ngāti Pāhauwera (Stage 2) [2023] NZHC 15; BC202360024
- Attorney-General v Waitangi Tribunal [2023] NZHC 132; BC202360172
- Re Ngā Hapū o Tokomaru Ākau (CIV-2017-485-000247 and CIV-2017-485-000302) (2022, judgment reserved)
- Landowners Coalition v Ngāti Patumoana Incorporated and ors CA303/2021 (2023, Judgement reserved)
- Wai 1040 Te Paparahi o Te Raki (Northland) Inquiry – Counsel for Te Waimate Taiamai ki Kaikohe Claims Alliance and others (District Inquiry)
- Wai 1750 North-eastern Bay of Plenty Inquiry – Counsel for Rongopopoia Hapū (District Inquiry)
- Wai 2521 Motiti Inquiry – Counsel for Rauhina and Aporina Whānau Trust (Urgent Inquiry)
- Wai 2523 Comprehensive And Progressive Agreement For Trans-Pacific Partnership Inquiry – Counsel for Natalie Baker and others on behalf of Hapū o Ngāpuhi (Urgent Inquiry)
- Wai 2358 Freshwater and Geothermal Resources Inquiry – Counsel for Ngāpuhi Claimants (Kaupapa Inquiry)
- Wai 2660 Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 Inquiry – Counsel for claimants (Kaupapa Inquiry)
- Wai 814 Mangatū Remedies Inquiry – Counsel for Ngā Uri o Tamanui (Remedies Inquiry)
- Wai 2840 Hauraki Overlapping Claims Inquiry – Counsel for Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki (Urgent Inquiry)
- Wai 3660 Whakatika Ki Runga, a Mini-Inquiry Commencing Te Rau O Te Tika – Counsel for Te Upokorehe Iwi (Kaupapa Inquiry)
- Wai 2915 Oranga Tamariki Urgent Inquiry – Counsel for Interested Party (Urgent Inquiry)
- Counsel for Wai 874 and Wai 499 in successful mediation to form a collective entity for Ngā Uri o Tamanui claimants to progress applications for resumption in the Mangatū Remedies Inquiry (2019)
- Counsel for Ngā Uri o Tamanui in mediation to seek a joint approach to resumption in Mangatū Remedies Inquiry (Mediation conducted over five months from October 2019-February 2020)
- Counsel for Natalie Baker and others on behalf of Hapū o Ngāpuhi in successful mediation with the Crown to resolve selected claim issues in the Comprehensive And Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Inquiry. This mediation led to the creation of Ngā Toki Whakarururanga, a by Māori for Māori body to enable effective Māori influence on trade negotiations (2020)
Hannah Swedlund grew up in Tāmaki Makaurau, and lives in Onehunga with her good friends. Hannah is an employed barrister. She holds LLB (hons) BA (criminology) degrees from the University of Auckland.
Hannah has appeared for in the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Waitangi Tribunal, and assisted in Māori Land Court applications. Hannah is approved to work on legal aid as a supervised provider in the Waitangi Tribunal, the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court. She holds a supervised approval to undertake legal aid work in the higher Courts on matters concerning Māori land law, the Treaty of Waitangi, tikanga, and customary title issues.
Hannah has written multiple opinions on public law issues, including customary title, constitutional conventions, and advice on return on public work takings. Hannah is the co-author of Negligence in the Criminal law in Aoteaora New Zealand: Becoming Confused on a Higher Level and About More Important Things, published in the New Zealand Law Review.