Paula J Wilson
Nō Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Awa me Ngāti Pākehā hoki ahau. I tipu ake āu ki Awhitu, Opōtiki me Whangārei. I timata mahi āu i te Manatū Aorere ki Te Aka Aorere ki Tokyo, katahi ka hoki mai āu ki Whangārei ki te mahi ki Te Papa Atawhai, ki ngā whakahaeretanga o ngā kerēme Tiritī mō ngā hapū o Whangārei-tererenga-parāoa hoki. Ka timata tōku mahi rōia ki Whangārei i 2016 ki Henderson Reeves. I te marama o Mei 2026 i hoki au ki Rotorua ki te mahi ture i ngā take whenua Māori, i ngā pakihi Māori ki JB Morrison Lawyers Rotorua.
Paula was raised in Awhitu, Opōtiki and Whangārei. She began her career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, working in the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo, before returning to Whangārei to work at the Department of Conservation and for Whangārei hapū in Treaty claims administration. Admitted to the Bar in 2016 Paula worked at Henderson Reeves until May 2026, when she moved home to join the Māori Land and Business Team at JB Morrison Lawyers.
Expertise:
– Advising owners of Māori freehold land including whanau, trusts and incorporations
– Advising on papakainga development, and residential lease management for ahu whenua trusts
– Supporting governance entities on governance, operations and dispute resolution
– Taking instructions for Māori Land Court work
– Appointed regularly by the Māori Land Court to facilitate hui and as Counsel to assist the Court on Special Aid
