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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.
Spokesman for Maori Affairs; Member, Maori Affairs Select Committee; 6: Barbara Stewart: List MP: 118,000: Spokeswoman for Consumer Affairs; Spokeswoman for Family (including Disability, Senior Citizens and Women's Affairs) Spokeswoman for Health; Spokeswoman for Social Services; Spokeswoman for Tourism; Member, Health Select Committee; 7: Doug ...
The Māori Women’s Welfare League or Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko I te Ora is a New Zealand welfare organisation focusing on Māori women and children. It held its first conference in Wellington in September 1951.
A Ministry of Women's Affairs (now the Ministry for Women) was established (1986) to promote equality for women; the first minister was Ann Hercus. [15] The Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 extended coverage to women and their partners or spouses to take unpaid leave from their employment. [16]
After returning to New Zealand, she joined the Ministry of Maori Affairs as a welfare officer. [2] In 1951, she was involved in the establishment of the Māori Women's Welfare League (Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora) and was appointed secretary of its first executive. [3] Between 1973 and 1977, Szászy was president of the organisation. [4]
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 ...
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).
In a 2019 interview on Māori Television's current affairs programme Te Ao with Moana, Awatere Huata claimed she joined ACT as she supported its educational policy of the funding following the child, as she believed this would make it easier to establish Kura Kaupapa and Kohanga Reo. She described herself as being at the time too "economically ...