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The Māori Land Court was established in 1865 as the Native Land Court of New Zealand under the Native Lands Act. [1] The court was established to facilitate the purchase of Māori land by the Crown by converting collectively owned Māori customary land into Māori freehold land. [ 2 ]
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gives the Māori Land Court the jurisdiction to consider this claim. [6] Without limiting any rights of the High Court to make determinations, the Māori Land Court may declare the particular status of any land. [7] For the purposes of the act, all New Zealand land has one of six statuses: Māori customary land
The Māori Trustee is a statutory corporation sole with perpetual succession in New Zealand. [1] The Trustee administers, as trustee or agent, Māori land trusts and other Māori entities. The Māori Trustee administers about 1,800 Māori land trusts, which is about one third of such trusts. [2]
The Native Lands Act 1865 was an Act of Parliament in New Zealand that was designed to remove land from Māori ownership for purchase by settlers as part of settler colonisation. [1] The act established the Native Land Courts , individualised ownership interests in Māori land replacing customary communal ownership and allowed up to 5% of ...
Ahi kā or Ahi kaa (burning fires) is a principle in Māori culture, referring to take whenua (land rights) through visible occupation and use of land. Ahi kā is one of the traditional means to establish mana whenua (authority over land). Extensive continuous occupation is referred to as Aki kā roa.
Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th ...
The agreement is the largest to date, by financial value, at NZ$196 million worth of forest land in total (including the value of the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and hapū share). In addition, but not counted by the government as part of the redress package, the tribes will receive rentals that have accumulated on the land since 1989, valued at NZ ...
The New Zealand Police is a primary recipient of justice sector funding, covering salaries, equipment, training, operational costs, and community policing. In the 2022/2023 financial year, the police received approximately NZ$2.1 billion to enhance visibility, response times, and crime prevention. [ 32 ]