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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.
Disputes Tribunals Act Amended: 1995/98/99/2002; Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act Amended: 1990/94/2006; Dunedin City Council Endowment Lands Act; External Relations Act; General Finance Limited Act; Hauraki Maori Trust Board Act; Imperial Laws Application Act; Import Control Act; Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Act
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
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 ...
The Maori Land Act 1993 provides for gender equality in the control and use of land and resources. [58] In terms of non-land assets, there are no restrictions on their equal rights to property, regardless of marital status. Women also have the equal right to financial services pursuant to the Human Rights 1993. [11]
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]
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.
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