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Story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation

Native Land Court at Ahipara

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Native Land Court at Ahipara

Locals gather for a hearing of the Native Land Court (later the Māori Land Court) at Ahipara. One of the key roles played by the court was converting Māori land from customary or ‘native’ title to Crown-granted or freehold title.

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Richard Boast, Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation – Establishing the Native Land Court, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/19525/native-land-court-at-ahipara (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Richard Boast, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.