Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993

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Act of Parliament New Zealand statute

Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 is a key New Zealand law that governs Māori land, aiming to promote its retention in Māori ownership and strengthen the role of Māori landowners and customary interests in land management.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 canonical	7
Māori Land Act 1993	1
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Part 17	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T362811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Context triple: [Treaty of Waitangi, relatedLegislation, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993]

A. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
B. Resource Management Act 1991
The Resource Management Act 1991 is New Zealand’s principal environmental and land-use planning law, establishing an integrated framework for managing natural and physical resources while recognizing Māori interests and Treaty of Waitangi principles.
C. Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
The Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) is a fundamental statute that modernised and consolidated New Zealand’s constitutional framework, defining the roles of key institutions such as the Sovereign, Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary.
D. New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947
The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 was a key statute by which the United Kingdom granted New Zealand full power to amend its own constitution, marking an important step in the country’s legislative independence.
E. Waitangi Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry that investigates and makes recommendations on claims brought by Māori relating to breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi by the Crown.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Target entity description: Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 is a key New Zealand law that governs Māori land, aiming to promote its retention in Māori ownership and strengthen the role of Māori landowners and customary interests in land management.

A. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
B. Resource Management Act 1991
The Resource Management Act 1991 is New Zealand’s principal environmental and land-use planning law, establishing an integrated framework for managing natural and physical resources while recognizing Māori interests and Treaty of Waitangi principles.
C. Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
The Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) is a fundamental statute that modernised and consolidated New Zealand’s constitutional framework, defining the roles of key institutions such as the Sovereign, Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary.
D. New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947
The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 was a key statute by which the United Kingdom granted New Zealand full power to amend its own constitution, marking an important step in the country’s legislative independence.
E. Waitangi Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry that investigates and makes recommendations on claims brought by Māori relating to breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi by the Crown.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament ⓘ New Zealand statute ⓘ
administeredBy	Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) ⓘ Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) ⓘ
aimsTo	balance retention of Māori land with its development and use ⓘ protect customary interests in land ⓘ strengthen the role of Māori landowners in decision-making about their land ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ⓘ surface form: Māori Land Act 1993
commencementDate	1993-07-21 ⓘ
containsPart	Part 1 – Preliminary ⓘ Part 2 – Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court ⓘ Part 3 – Status of land ⓘ Part 4 – Alienation of Māori land ⓘ Part 5 – Title improvement, exchanges, and amalgamations ⓘ Part 6 – Administration of Māori land ⓘ Part 7 – Māori reservations ⓘ Part 8 – General matters ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
defines	General land owned by Māori ⓘ Māori customary land ⓘ Māori freehold land ⓘ Māori reservation ⓘ
establishesJurisdictionFor	Māori Land Court ⓘ
jurisdiction	New Zealand ⓘ
languageFeature	includes both English and Māori language in its title ⓘ
legalCitation	1993 No 4 ⓘ
legislature	New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to reform the law relating to Māori land in accordance with the principles set out in the Preamble ⓘ
preambleEmphasis	desirability of promoting the effective use, management, and development of Māori land ⓘ importance of land to the culture and identity of Māori ⓘ retention of Māori land in Māori ownership ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to facilitate the occupation, development, and utilisation of Māori land for the benefit of its owners ⓘ to promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners ⓘ to recognise and protect the relationship of Māori people with their land ⓘ
regulates	Māori incorporations for land management ⓘ alienation of Māori land ⓘ succession to interests in Māori land ⓘ trusts over Māori land ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty of Waitangi principles ⓘ
replaced	Māori Affairs Act 1953 (in relation to Māori land law) ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1993-07-20 ⓘ
shortTitle	Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 self-link ⓘ
subjectMatter	Māori Land Court jurisdiction ⓘ Māori incorporations ⓘ Māori land ⓘ Māori land trusts ⓘ customary land tenure ⓘ land administration ⓘ
yearEnacted	1993 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Waitangi → relatedLegislation → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ⓘ

Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 → shortTitle → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 self-link ⓘ

Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 → alsoKnownAs → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Māori Land Act 1993

Māori Land Court → establishedUnder → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ⓘ

Māori Land Court → governedBy → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ⓘ

Māori reservation → legalBasis → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ⓘ

Māori reservation → governedBy → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Part 17

Māori Affairs Act 1953 (in relation to Māori land law) → repealedBy → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ⓘ

subject surface form: Māori Affairs Act 1953

Māori Affairs Act 1953 (in relation to Māori land law) → supersededBy → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ⓘ