The Māori Community Development Act (1962)

New Zealand Māori Council

Statutory representative body under the Māori Community Development Act 1962.

The Māori Community Development Act (1962) sets out the formal functions of the New Zealand Māori Council.

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'Challenging few years for some' - Māori weigh in on new government
As the dust of the new coalition government settles Māori experts are looking ahead to what the next parliamentary term will bring.
Iwi and council join forces as government signals cuts to co-governance
South Taranaki's iwi and council have drawn up a new partnership agreement just as the new coalition government plans to take an axe to co-governance.
What does the new government mean for Māori?
A referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi could still be in play in the new coalition government agreement.
Young Māori experience higher levels of 'structural disadvantage' - study
The long-running Growing Up in New Zealand study says urgent action is needed to implement policy changes.
New government plans to review Treaty of Waitangi principles
The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi will come under review by the new government.
Māori being used as 'guinea pigs' for facial recognition tech - ethicist
Māori technology ethicist Dr Karaitiana Taiuru says there is "mountains" of international research pointing to these systems being racist and Māori beneficiaries were being used as guinea pigs.
Poll: 70% of New Zealanders want equal say in Te Tiriti o Waitangi decisions
A survey commissioned by the New Zealand Human Right Commission has found that 70 percent of New Zealanders want decisions around Te Tiriti o Waitangi to be done on an equal footing.
Carbon farming on Māori land: Assets or liabilities?
Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather investigate growing concerns around the Māori Carbon Collective and its elusive managing director.