Māori land legislation timeline

A timeline of legislation relating to Māori land ownership and sales.

Māori Land Court

Information about the operation of the Māori Land Court, on the Ministry of Justice’s website.

Asher, George, and David Naulls. Maori land. Wellington: New Zealand Planning Council, 1987.

Boast, Richard. Buying the land, selling the land: governments and Māori land in the North Island. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2008.

Boast, Richard, and others. Māori land law. Wellington: LexisNexis, 2004.

Loveridge, Donald M. Maori land councils and Maori land boards: a historical overview, 1900 to 1952. Wellington: Waitangi Tribunal, 1996.

Ward, Alan. A show of justice: racial ‘amalgamation’ in nineteenth century New Zealand. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 1995.

Williams, David V. ‘Te kooti tango whenua’: The Native Land Court 1864–1909. Wellington: Huia, 1999.