Dacoda King

About

Dacoda (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) is a solicitor in MC’s Crown prosecutions team.  He assists with a wide range of criminal matters and High Court proceedings and regularly appears in the District Court.  

Dacoda was a 2024 winter intern in the Commercial Litigation team and joined as a Law Clerk in 2025.  

Prior to joining MC, Dacoda worked at a criminal defence firm in the Far North, regularly assisting with Waitangi Tribunal and Māori Land Court matters, criminal defence and the specialist Matariki Court in Kaikohe.  

During study at the University of Auckland, Dacoda worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant teaching equity, and was Ko Ngā Take Ture Māori editor for the Auckland University Law Review.