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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 ...
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.
New Zealand women have the right to non-discrimination in the ownership and access to land. 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.
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).
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 ...
Mira Petricevich was the first Māori woman to graduate with a degree from the University of Auckland – Bachelor of Arts, Dip SocSci. She was then the first Māori woman to win a fellowship to the University of Hawaiʻi. After returning to New Zealand, she joined the Ministry of Maori Affairs as a welfare officer. [2]
The Māori Affairs Act 1953 [22] aimed to force unproductive Māori land into use. It enabled the Māori Trustee to purchase uneconomic interests (defined as any share in Māori land that was valued at less than £10, later changed to £25), and make the shares available for purchase by other owners in the land block.
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.