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Story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation

Native Land Court building, Ōnoke

Native Land Court building, Ōnoke

The caption on the photograph claims this building in Ōnoke, Hokianga, is where the first Native Land Court was held in New Zealand, with F. E. Maning as judge. The first Native Lands Act of 1862 operated mainly in Northland because of unrest in other areas.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-007709; C

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Richard Boast. 'Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-tango-whenua-maori-land-alienation/5/1