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Ko te nuinga o ngā tāpaetanga
moni ka whakatauhia kia mutu mēnā ka moe
anō te pouaru.
19 Te whakapapa, kāwai heke, e hono ai taua
tangata ki te whānau, tipuna rānei.
20 He kaitiaki – trustee or guardian.
21 He tamaiti whāngai Māori, ānō nei he
tamaiti whānau tonu, engari kāore i
whakamanahia te whāngai i rō kooti.
22 Ko ngā kaiwhiwhi rawa mai i te trust.
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Hei whakarāpopoto, ko ngā whenua Māori
me ngā hea kaporeihana Māori, ka āhei
anake te waiho ki:
• Ngā tamariki...
Following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the Crown negotiated several largescale purchases of land in Te Waipounamu (the South Island) whereby almost the entire land base of Ngāi Tahu, some 34.5 million acres of land, was sold for £14,750. 1 Ngāi Tahu’s landlessness was the subject of several Crown investigations in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.
Prior to its integration into the Department for Courts
and Ministry of Justice, the Māori Land Court was
part of a section within the Department of Māori
Affairs (often referred to as the court section).
The initial annual update for 2024 was produced by the Office of the
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 30 June 2024.
Whilst all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of this
information, the Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal
liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information
contained herein.
