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The Hunn report

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The Hunn report

J. K. Hunn’s report on the Department of Māori Affairs was released to the public in 1961. Although it was strictly speaking a review of the department, it made more far-reaching recommendations on social reforms affecting the Māori people. One consequence of the report was that Māori were encouraged to move from rural areas into towns and cities.

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Reference: J. K. Hunn, Report on Department of Maori Affairs: with statistical supplement, 24 August 1960. Wellington: Government Printer, 1961.

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Paul Meredith, Urban Māori – Urbanisation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/3570/the-hunn-report (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Meredith, published 4 March 2009, updated 17 February 2015.