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• Māori land records

  Find out how Māori land records fit in the overall system, how to search for them, and resources and organisations that can help.
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  • Māori and iwi

• Our approach and strategy

  The effective use of land-based assets and other natural resources is a fundamental driver of Māori and iwi development.
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• What is Māori land?

  The information in this section has been prepared to help you understand what the term "Māori land" means. Defining Māori land, however, is complex and technical and requires a legal definition.
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• Searching for Māori Land Records

  Basic information to enable enquirers to get started. For more detailed advice contact the Māori Land Court.
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• Organisations you can contact

  The organisations in this list all have records relating to Māori land and can be used as a starting point for research into Māori land.
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• Treaty of Waitangi claims settlement place names

  Restoring and correcting original Māori place names provides visible recognition of a claimant group’s connection to the whenua (land). Place names are often included in the cultural redress part of Treaty of Waitangi claim settlements.
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  • Place naming

• Te Ika-a-Māui North Island and Te Waipounamu South Island

  The official alternative names for the North Island and South Island.
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  • Place naming

• Ngā Poutama Matawhenua - Practical Māori GIS Mapping Wānanga webinar series

  A programme of monthly online mapping wānanga to help you learn how to map your whenua and tell your stories through GIS mapping. These interactive wānanga are specifically tailored towards those working for iwi, Māori trusts and environmental groups.
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  • Geodetic
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• A Māori Oral History Atlas

  Stories from Place Names of the Ancestors, A Māori Oral History Atlas.
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  • Place naming

• Marine and Coastal Area Register

  The Marine and Coastal Area Register is a record of customary interests in the marine and coastal area recognised under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 or Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019.
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• Resources you can use

  Information about online and offline databases you can use to find Māori land records.
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• Whanganui and the ‘h’

  In 1991 Wanganui River was altered to Whanganui River, with an ‘h’, and made an official place name.
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  • Place naming

• Our role in Treaty settlements

  We contribute in a number of ways towards Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
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