Not at all sure about the Maori Land Court if there is no actual ownership interest involved - which there isn't currently. However it is quite a long time since I worked in the Maori Land Court and its scope may have changed.
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People will still enter as it is still the best game in town for free capital gains, hard to get leverage with shares.
With the historic low interest rates the 'costs' are reducing and, whereas before anything under 10% was a loser now 5% is seen as good.
The ones talking about selling and hiking rents sky high are in the minority IMO - the vocal minority.
Not so. As you are in the business of renting property unless you trade houses they are not part of the supply.
If you buy and sell within 5 years you'd get caught by the brightline.
So it would depend on the facts - how often you buy and sell.
Being in the business of providing rental accommodation wouldn't mean that you can't change your product on occasion.
But you are not in the business of trading rental stock. So you should be fine as far as the taxman is concerned. Just like with shares. IF you are investing for dividends and return and not trading shares, you will not pay capital gains tax. Same for property, if you meet the bright line requirements.