Ownership and control of Maori land: Some lessons for South Africa. Development Southern Africa (in print). 01son M 1971. The Logic of Collective Action. Harvard University PreS.'i.LYNE, MC, 1994a. Ownership and control of Maori land: some lessons for South Africa. Development Southern ...
Conflicts continued until 1840. In that year, the Maoris signed theTreaty of Waitangi,giving up their national sovereignty to the British Crown to become a colony in exchange for protection and guaranteed ownership of traditional Maori lands. Unfortunately, the Europeans did not abide by the treaty...
Land and place figure heavily in official narratives about nationhood. They act as a framing device for stories that speak to a territorialized sense of belonging and citizenship in the modern nation state. In post-settler societies where indigenous grou
The passage of Maori land into Pakeha ownership : a Maori viewWilliams, Betty Whaitiri
Maori land is unique in that, unlike other natural resources, rights of ownership have unquestionably been retained by Maori, so management issues can largely be considered without this additional complexity. This article reviews how planning and resource management legislation and practices have impacted...
This paper examines briefly the path of economic and political development of the Maori people in New Zealand. The authors describe how Maori have developed many strategies since the 1830s to regain control over their resources and affairs. Issues of political representation, land ownership and ...
Although a modus vivendi currently exists whereby the Department and Maori group co manage the site, Tamahaki's struggle for exclusive ownership of it continues. Part of the strategy they adopted to solidify their claim involves welcoming tourists and government officials to Tieke K膩inga in a ...
Under the treaty the Māori ceded kāwanatanga (translated as “sovereignty” but its meaning is much debated) to the crown in return for protection and guaranteed possession of their lands; they also agreed to sell land only to the crown. Hobson promised an investigation into past “sales” ...
Little effort was made to seek out the true Māori owners; this would have been difficult anyway, as Māori ownership was communal and titles had been disturbed by the warfare of the preceding quarter century. The company, combining skillful propaganda with outright trickery and brutality, enforced...