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hoko whenua

1. land sale

   E kore hoki e āhei te Kāwanatanga ki te hoko whenua kāhore anō kia whakataua e te Kōti.[S241891]

2. land purchase

   E kore e taea te kī kei te ārai ngā Māori i te hoko whenua e te Kāwanatanga.[S241891]

   • āpiha hoko whenua land purchasing agent

     Ko ngā āpiha hoko whenua a te Kāwanatanga ētahi tāngata e tika ana kia whakahēngia.[BIM1517]

     This term was used in the source texts to refer to officials used by the Crown in the 19th century to purchase Māori land.

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Ipurangi Whenua Māori

1. Māori Land Online cont

   This resource now supercedes the Māori Land Information Base — Pātengi Raraunga Whakamōhio Whenua Māori.

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kaipupuri whenua

1. landholder cont

   Kua kite au i tēnei marama tonu he tohu ... taiapa pāmu e pupuri nei te kōrero: 'Kua rāhuitia tēnei whenua e te Kaipupuri whenua'.[FSS-09r]

   See also whenua,

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Kairēhita Takiwā Whenua

1. District Land Registrar hist mid obs

   This title appears in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and refers to officials responsible for the registration of certificates of title pursuant to land transfer legislation. No Māori title is currently available for the current Registrar-General of Land, based within Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

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kaiwhakarite whenua

1. land purchase officer hist

   Nō Wairarapa ... i tuhia ai tēnei pukapuka ki a Kāwana rātou ko āna kaiwhakarite whenua mō ngā Māori, mō ngā Pākehā anō hoki.[Mc39-51]

   Source texts reflect that this term refers to land purchase officers as officials who often facilitated the sale of Māori land to settlers.

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kaunihera whenua Māori

1. Māori land council hist obs

   Nō te tau 1900 ka tīmataria e te Kāwanatanga te tikanga hou e mau nei i roto i te Pire nei, ā, whakatūria ana ngā kaunihera whenua Māori hei whakahaere i ngā toenga whenua o te iwi Māori.[S241902]

   Under the Māori Land Administration Act 1900, Māori land councils were established in each Māori land district. These entities undertook some functions of the Native Land Court and could create 'papakāinga blocks'. They were later replaced by Māori land boards under the Māori Land Settlement Act 1905.

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Kawenata o te Whakakotahitanga o ngā Whenua o te Ao mō ngā Tikanga Tangata Hauā, Te

1. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities cont

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kerēme whenua

1. land claim

   Kia whakamāramatia mai ngā mahi kua oti i te Kāwanatanga te whakarite mā runga mā ngā kerēme whenua a ngā Māori o Te Waipounamu.[S241891]

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Kōmihana Whenua Rāhui Māori

1. Native Reserves Commissioner hist obs

   Almost all usages in the source texts refer to the office as intended to be established under the Native Reserves Act 1873, although that Act was never brought into operation. Commissioners in charge of administering Native reserves had been in existence since 1841 and continued until their functions were transferred to the Public Trustee in 1882.

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Kōti Pīra Whenua Māori

1. Native Appellate Court hist obs

   This court was established under the Native Court Act 1894.

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Kōti Whakawā Whenua Māori

1. Native Land Court, Māori Land Court hist obs

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Kōti Whenua Māori, Te

1. Māori Land Court

   Originally established as the Native Land Court; pursuant to the Māori Purposes Act 1947, the name was changed to the Māori Land Court.

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mana whenua

1. authority over land cont

   Me kōrerorero ki ēnei iwi mehemea ko te kaupapa he hoko i ō rātou pānga whenua, he tuku rānei i ō rātou mana whenua ki te hunga kei waho o te iwi e noho ana.[ATL-99d]

2. territorial rights cont

   Nā [mea] i kawe ... ngā whenua o Waimana ki te Kōti Whenua Māori kia ture ai te mana whenua o [tōna iwi].[WaiB004]

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Manaaki Whenua

1. Landcare Research cont

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muru whenua

1. land confiscation

   He mea tūkino hoki te hanga o te muru whenua i roto i a Taranaki, ko tōna hua tonu he mea tūkino anō i te Tiriti o Waitangi me ōna mātāpono.[Set-05b]

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Pātengi Raraunga Whakamōhio Whenua Māori

1. Māori Land Information Base cont obs

   Now superceded by Te Ipurangi Whenua Māori, Māori Land Online.

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poari whenua Māori

1. Māori land board hist obs

   I raro i ngā tikanga o tēnei Ture me ngā huarahi whakahaere i raro i tēnei Ture, mā te poari whenua Māori anō e [whakariterite] āna mahi.[BIM1517]

   Established under the Māori Land Settlement Act 1905, these land boards were underfunded, the Native Minister could vest in them any land 'not required' or 'not suitable' for occupation by the Māori owners.

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takiwā whenua Māori

1. Māori land district hist

   Ko ngā mana katoa e whakawhiwhia atu ana e tēnei Wāhi o tēnei Ture ki tētahi Poari Whenua Māori ... i roto i tētahi takiwā whenua Māori.[ATL-10b]

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tangata whai whenua

1. landowner, occupier hist

   Ko te Pākehā nāna taua whakawā, he tangata whai whenua, ā, ko āna rīhi, whenua, i kīia e ia i roto i aua rīhi, māna te whakaaro kia mutu te rīhi ka mutu.[BIM0846]

   See also kainoho,

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tangata whenua

1. indigenous people

   Tētahi mea tika me whakatū he Komiti Māori hei kaiwhakahaere mō ā rātou whenua erangi e kore e whaimana me matua whakaae te tangata whenua ko ana Komiti e whaipānga tahi ana ki te oneone.[S241881]

   See also iwi taketake,

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Toitū Te Whenua

1. Land Information New Zealand cont

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tukunga whenua

1. land grant hist mid

   E kore e whakaponohia e te Kōti te tukunga whenua, o hea rānei ... mei kore ngā rohe e whakatakotoria paitia ana.[BIM1308]

   • land grant hist mid

     E kore e whakaponohia e te Kōti te tukunga whenua, o hea rānei ... mei kore ngā rohe e whakatakotoria paitia ana.[BIM1308]

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Ture Ārahi Kōti Whenua Māori 1994

1. Māori Land Court Regulations 1994 cont obs

   Now repealed by the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.

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Ture Ārahi Utu Kōti Whenua Māori 1993

1. Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 1993 cont

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Ture Arāi mō te Hoko Tāhae i ngā Whenua Māori 1881

1. Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act 1881 hist obs

   This Act was passed to render specific inequitable land alienations invalid.

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Ture Hoko Whakawhiwhi Whenua Māori 1893

1. Native Land Purchase and Acquisition Act 1893 hist obs

   This Act set up a Native Land Purchase Board. It appears this Act was never implemented.

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Ture Hoko Whenua Māori 1892

1. Native Land Purchases Act 1892 hist mid obs

   This legislation facilitated Crown purchase of Māori land, among other things, by enabling the Colonial Treasurer to borrow funds for this purpose.

   • Native Land Purchases Act 1892 hist mid obs

     This legislation facilitated Crown purchase of Māori land, among other things, by enabling the Colonial Treasurer to borrow funds for this purpose.

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Ture Kōti (Whakamana Take) Whenua Māori 1893

1. Native Land Court Certificates Confirmation Act 1893 hist obs

   This Act confirmed certain certificates of title administered under the Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act 1892, regardless of errors made in the administration of the 1892 Act.

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Ture Kōti Whenua Māori 1894

1. Native Land Court Act 1894 hist mid obs

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Ture mō ngā Māori Whenua Kore o Te Waipounamu 1906

1. South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 hist mid obs

   This Act provided for land to be allocated to landless South Island Māori and placed restrictions on the alienation of such land.

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Ture mō ngā Whenua Māori 1862

1. Native Lands Act 1862 hist obs

   This Act established the 'owner rule' whereby the Native Land Court issued certificates of title for Māori land recording 10 joint owners. It also abolished pre-emption, ensuring that the Crown no longer had monopoly rights to purchase Māori land. The Crown returned to land purchasing after 1869.

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Ture Reiti i ngā Whenua Māori me ngā Whenua Karauna 1882

1. Crown and Native Lands Rating Act 1882 hist obs

   This Act rated all non-exempt Māori land (including Māori customary land) within five miles of a highway.

   • Crown and Native Lands Rating Act 1882 hist obs

     This Act rated all non-exempt Māori land (including Māori customary land) within five miles of a highway.

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Ture Tāke Whenua Tāke Oranga 1891

1. Land and Income Tax Assessment Act 1891 hist mid obs

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Ture Takoha Whenua 1873

1. Native Lands Act 1873 hist obs

   This Act abolished the 'owner rule' for Māori land, so that all owners became tenants in common, holding shares in such blocks as determined by the Native Land Court.

   • Native Lands Act 1873 hist obs

     This Act abolished the 'owner rule' for Māori land, so that all owners became tenants in common, holding shares in such blocks as determined by the Native Land Court.

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Ture Tuku Whenua 1870

1. Land Transfer Act 1870 hist obs

   This legislation first established a national system of land registration and State guarantee of land titles. The current Act is the Land Transfer Act 1952.

   • Land Transfer Act 1870 hist obs

     This legislation first established a national system of land registration and State guarantee of land titles. The current Act is the Land Transfer Act 1952.

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Ture Whakahaere i ngā Whenua Māori 1900

1. Māori Lands Administration Act 1900 hist obs

   Under the Māori Lands Administration Act 1900, Māori land councils were established in each Māori land district. These entities undertook some functions of the Native Land Court, and could create 'papakāinga blocks'. They were later replaced by Māori land boards under the Māori Land Settlement Act 1905.

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Ture Whakahaere Whenua Māori 1886

1. Native Land Administration Act 1886 hist obs

   This Act sought to establish committees, with Māori and Crown representation, for the control of the alienation and leasing of Māori land. The committees were ineffective and it was repealed in 1888.

   • Native Land Administration Act 1886 hist obs

     This Act sought to establish committees, with Māori and Crown representation, for the control of the alienation and leasing of Māori land. The committees were ineffective and it was repealed in 1888.

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Ture (Whakamana Take) Whenua Māori 1893

1. Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act 1893 hist obs

   This legislation enabled the Native Land Court to validate disputed land titles.

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Ture Whakanohonoho Whenua Māori 1905

1. Māori Land Settlement Act 1905 hist obs

   This Act replaced the Māori land councils of the Māori Lands Administration Act 1900 with Māori land boards, which were underfunded, and into which the Native Minister could vest any land 'not required' or 'not suitable' for occupation by the Māori owners.

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Ture Whakariterite Kerēme Whenua Māori 1910

1. Native Land Claims Adjustment Act 1910 hist mid obs

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Ture Whakatakoto Tikanga mō ngā Tāone me ngā Whenua 1977

1. Town and Country Planning Act 1977 cont obs

   This Act was repealed by the Resource Management Act 1991.

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Ture Whakawhiti Whenua 1952

1. Land Transfer Act 1952 hist mid

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Ture Whenua Māori 1993, Te

1. Māori Land Act 1993 cont

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Ture Whenua Rāhui Māori 1873

1. Native Reserves Act 1873 hist mid obs

   This Act was never implemented.

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uruuru whenua

1. marker of land territory cust cont

   Ko te whakamārama a [mea] ko Takuahiteka he uruuru whenua kua karakia te tira haere kia pai ai te haere.[WaiB004]

   This term, although customary, only appears in contemporary source texts and refers to rites involving the placement of an object on a wāhi tapu with appropriate karakia to denote title to the land.

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wāhi whenua

1. land block

   Ko ngā utu tēnei i whakaaetia kia homai ki a mātou mō te wāhi whenua ... hei nohoanga mō ngā Pākehā.[BIM911c]

   See also poraka,

2. share hist

   'Wāhi whenua' tōna tikanga ko tētahi wāhi whenua o roto o ngā tini wāhi whenua e āhei nei te wāwahi i raro i tēnei Ture, he whenua Māori rānei kua oti te roherohe.[S221886]

   This sense refers to shares in collectively owned Māori land.

   See also hea, pānga,

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whakanohonoho whenua

1. land settlement hist mid

   Ka whaihara rawa te Pāremete ... mehemea ... kāore ia e tāhuri ki te whakatakoto ritenga, ki te āwhina rānei i ngā Māori e pahure ai i a rātou ngā whakanohonoho whenua.[ATL1929]

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whenua

1. land

   E tono ana rātou kia whakahokia tonutia te whenua i tangohia hētia nei, e tono ana hoki kia whakawhiwhia rātou ki te oranga e kitea ana e te Whare e tika ana.[S201878]

   See also kāinga,

   • kaipupuri whenua landholder cont

     Tokomaha ngā kaipupuri whenua e kaha whakahou ana, e tiaki ana hoki i ngā papa waiwai hei pupuri i ngā wāhi noho pēnei mā ngā whakatipuranga e haere mai nei.[Hor2009]

     See also kāinga,

   • whenua takoto kau waste land, surplus land hist

     I oti i a tātou me pēnei, me whakanohonoho ki te tangata ngā whenua takoto kau o te iwi Māori; ā, me pēhea te whakanohonoho?[S241901]

     This sense often refers to Māori land considered unoccupied and unproductive, often pursuant to legislation such as the Auckland Waste Land Act 1858 or the Taranaki Waste Lands Act 1874.

     See also kāinga,

2. country

   Mehemea he pai ake ngā ture o tētahi whenua ki te whakamarumaru tamariki ... me noho pūmau tonu aua ture.[UNI2008]

   See also motu,

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whenua Karauna

1. Crown land

   He Ture hei whakatakoto tikanga mō te whakawhitiwhitinga o ētahi whenua Karauna mō ētahi whenua Māori.[S221907]

   All land in New Zealand is now given a status pursuant to Te Ture Whenua Māori 1993. Under s129(2)(e) of that Act, land (other than Māori customary land) that has not been alienated from the Crown as a fee simple estate, is Crown land. Under s129(2)(f), land (other than Māori customary land) that has not been alienated from the Crown as a fee simple estate, but is set aside for the use or benefit of Māori, is Crown land reserved for Māori.

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whenua Māori

1. Māori land

   He nui ngā whenua Māori kua hokona e te Kāwanatanga mō te utu iti noa iho.[S241891]

   Land that is commonly called ‘Māori land’ has the status of ‘Māori freehold land’ or ‘Māori customary land’ under Te Ture Whenua Māori 1993.

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whenua papatupu

1. Māori land held under customary title cust hist cont

   Ko ngā whenua papatupu anake e tuku mā aua Tiati Māori e mahi, ā, kāore i te maha rawa o aua tū whenua e toe nei hei mahinga mā te Kōti.[S241896]

   See also papatupu,

   • Māori land held under customary title cust hist cont

     Ko ngā whenua papatupu anake e tuku mā aua Tiati Māori e mahi, ā, kāore i te maha rawa o aua tū whenua e toe nei hei mahinga mā te Kōti.[S241896]

     See also papatupu,

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whenua rāhui

1. reserve land

   I raro i te Ture Whenua Māori 1993, he rite tonu ngā wā e whakamahia ana e te Manahautū tōna mana ki te wehe i te whenua Māori korehere me te whenua noa hei whenua rāhui Māori.[A1999vC]

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whenua raupatu

1. confiscated land

   Ko te toenga o ngā whenua raupatu ka whakahokia ki ngā iwi nō rātau aua whenua.[WaiH36b]

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whenua whirīhoura Māori

1. Native freehold land, Māori freehold land hist mid

   E inoi ana kia hokona e te Karauna ētahi poraka whenua whirīhoura Māori kei ... Kāwhia, kia utua rānei he moni kāpeneheihana.[A1924v3]

   Māori freehold land is now determined under Te Ture Whenua Māori 1993.