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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 1, 2017 16:16:28 GMT 12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: TE TURE WHENUA REFORMWhat is the purpose of the Bill? The purpose of the bill is to recognise and provide for the mana and tino rangatiratanga that since time immemorial Māori have exercised and continue to exercise over their lands, resources, and taonga in accordance with tikanga Māori and, consistent with the guarantees given to Māori in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, to protect the right of owners of Māori land to retain, control, occupy, and develop their land as a taonga tuku iho for the benefit of present and future generations of owners, their whānau, and their hapū. The changes to the Bill announced today will clarify Māori land law; put in place additional protection to safeguard the ownership of Māori land; and deal with inequities which remain in current legislation What are the Ture Whenua Māori reforms? There are three pou that inform the reforms about Te Ture Whenua Māori, they are:..... www.tpk.govt.nz/en/a-matou-kaupapa/crown-iwi-hapu-whanau-maori-relations/consultation/review-of-te-ture-whenua-maori-act-1993/questions-and-answers-te-ture-whenua-reform/
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