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The Māori Affairs Amendment Act 1967, as it became, generally allowed greater interference in Māori landholding, and was widely seen amongst Māori as a pākehā "land grab". Under the Māori Affairs Act of 1957, land owners who had shares less than $50 were forced to sell their shares which became a problematic type of land alienation.
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 ...
King George the Fifth Memorial Children's Health Camps Act Amended: 1960; Local Authorities' Emergency Powers Act; Local Elections And Polls Act; Maori Affairs Act Amended: 1962/67/74/85/87/88/91; Maori Trust Leases Renewal Act; Maori Trustee Act Amended: 1962/79/85/91/96
He was the Minister of Lands and Minister of Māori Affairs in the Third Labour Government of New Zealand between 1972 and 1975. He was the architect of both the Māori Affairs Amendment Act of 1974, which gave Māori greater control over their land, and the 1975 creation of the Waitangi Tribunal. [3] In 1979 he resigned from the Labour Party. [3]
Spokeswoman for Maori Affairs (Culture and Development) Associate Spokeswoman for Defence; Deputy-Chairperson, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence Select Committee; Member, Maori Affairs Select Committee; 22: Paul Hutchison: MP for Port Waikato: 118,000: Spokesman for Disability Issues; Spokesman for Policy on Children
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act replaced the Maori Affairs Act 1953 [4] and is administered by Te Puni Kōkiri (the Ministry of Māori Development). [5] Under previous acts, like the Native Act 1894, any communally owned Māori land could be converted to freehold land (sometimes automatically).
The Third Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1972 to 1975. During its time in office, it carried out a wide range of reforms in areas such as overseas trade, farming, public works, energy generation, local government, health, the arts, sport and recreation, regional development, environmental protection, education, housing, and social welfare.
In 1867, however, Parliament passed the Maori Representation Act, which created four special electorates for Māori. [11] These seats did not have a property qualification. The creation of the seats was controversial, being opposed by those Pākehā who saw Māori as uncivilised.