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In 1953, the government under Prime Minister Sidney Holland introduced the Maori Affairs Act to enable the use of what was called "unproductive Māori land". Applicants to the Māori Land Court could apply to have land vested in trustee ownership. The Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1967 introduced compulsory conversion of Māori freehold land with ...
Nine local authorities determined to establish Māori wards ahead of the 2022 New Zealand local elections (Whangarei District Council, Kaipara District Council, Northland Regional Council, Tauranga City Council, Gisborne District Council, Ruapehu District Council, Taupō District Council, New Plymouth District Council, and South Taranaki ...
MP for Whangarei: 118,000: Spokesman for Fisheries; Spokesman for Housing; Associate Spokesman for Energy; Member, Primary Production Select Committee; 21: Georgina te Heuheu: List MP: 122,000: Spokeswoman for Maori Affairs (Culture and Development) Associate Spokeswoman for Defence; Deputy-Chairperson, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence Select ...
Whangārei (Māori: [faŋaːˈɾɛi]) [4] is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the largest settlement of the Northland Region.It is part of the Whangarei District, created in 1989 from the former Whangarei City, Whangarei County and Hikurangi Town councils to administer both the city and its hinterland.
Whangarei District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Whangarei) [citation needed] is the territorial authority for the Whangarei District of New Zealand. [1] The council consists of the mayor of Whangarei and 13 ward councillors, and is led by the mayor. Vince Cocurullo has been the mayor since 2022.
The table below lists ministers who have held responsibility for Māori issues. Initially, the title used was Minister of Native Affairs, but the title was changed to Minister of Maori Affairs on 17 December 1947 and then to Minister of Māori Affairs with the insertion of the macron in modern orthography under the Māori Language Commission ...
Marae name Wharenui name Iwi and Hapū Location Ahikiwi Marae: Te Aranga Mai o te Whakapono: Ngāti Whātua (Ngāti Hinga): Kaihu: Te Houhanga: Rāhiri: Te Roroa, Ngāti Whātua (Te Kuihi, Te Roroa)
As a result of the Tribunal's report into the claim, in 1987 the government made Te Reo Māori an official language of New Zealand, and established the Maori Language Commission to foster it. The pivotal issue considered by the Tribunal was whether a language could be considered a "treasure" or "taonga", and thus protected by the Treaty.