Story: Take whenua – Māori land tenure
Page 6. All images & media
From page 1 - Customary rights
From page 2 - Take whenua – principles of land-use rights
From page 3 - Discovery, ancestral right and conquest
From page 4 - Gift and occupation
How to cite this page
Paul Meredith, Take whenua – Māori land tenure, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/2222/media (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by Paul Meredith, published 24 November 2008.