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Story: Te ture – Māori and legislation

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Māori traditional law

  3. Laws affecting Māori land

  4. The Native Land Court

  5. Administering Māori land

  6. Restoring Māori customary law

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Māori traditional law

An act of muru, Waikato

An act of muru, Waikato

Lord Normanby, around 1836

Lord Normanby, around 1836

John White, Hōri Kīngi Te Ānaua and Te Ua Haumēne

John White, Hōri Kīngi Te Ānaua and Te Ua Haumēne

The tohunga Tumakoha

The tohunga Tumakoha

From page 2 - Laws affecting Māori land

Ngā take whenua

Ngā take whenua

Tohu on Hikurangi

Tohu on Hikurangi

Old Land Claims Commission, 1844

Old Land Claims Commission, 1844

Raupatu – confiscated lands

Raupatu – confiscated lands

Māori land legislation, 1841–1873

Māori land legislation, 1841–1873

From page 3 - The Native Land Court

Traditional Māori kāinga

Traditional Māori kāinga

Rēnata Kawepō, 1880s

Rēnata Kawepō, 1880s

Native Land Court, Ahipara

Native Land Court, Ahipara

The '10-owner' rule

The '10-owner' rule

Kotahitanga leader Hōne Heke Ngāpua

Kotahitanga leader Hōne Heke Ngāpua

From page 4 - Administering Māori land

Taranaki Māori land protest, 1997

Taranaki Māori land protest, 1997

Land taken for public works

Land taken for public works

Aotea Māori Land Council

Aotea Māori Land Council

Whenuakite land occupation, 2007

Whenuakite land occupation, 2007

From page 5 - Restoring Māori customary law

Eva Rickard, Raglan land occupation, 1978

Eva Rickard, Raglan land occupation, 1978

Māori extended family, 2006

Māori extended family, 2006

The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi

The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi

Te Ture Whenua Māori Act hui, 1993

Te Ture Whenua Māori Act hui, 1993

Foreshore and seabed protest, 2011

Foreshore and seabed protest, 2011

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-ture-maori-and-legislation/media (accessed 29 March 2023)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 20 Jun 2012

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