Complex sentence: The Council has been involved in a number of Treaty of Waitangi disputes, representing Māori who wish to be dealt with altogether, rather than iwi by iwi; it frequently acts as the legal entity representing disparate groups of iwi and hapū.
Split into simpler sentences: The Council has been involved in a number of Treaty of Waitangi disputes, represent Māori who wish to be dealt with altogether, rather than iwi by iwi. It frequently acts as the legal entity representing disparate groups of iwi and hapū.