Maori land ownership

Maori land ownership 1860

Most of the North island under Maori communal ownership

Maori land ownership 1890

Significant reduction due to Maori Land Wars and confiscations

Maori land ownership 1910

Further reduction in Maori communal land due to Native Land Court activities

Maori Land ownership 1939

Even less land due to Crown purchases and Public Works Act 1928

Maori land ownership today

Approximately 4% of land is under Maori communal ownership

When majority of Maori land was lost

1867 land purchases which the Ngai Tahu report proves there were many breaches of the Treaty

Kemp’s purchase

Henry Kemp, on behalf of the Crown, purchased 20 million acres for 2000 pounds

How much land Kemp’s purchase was left as reserves

6,500 acres

Akaroa example of forced purchase

Kemp conducted purchase of Akaroa Harbour and signed the deed on a military vessel with soldiers present

Kemp and mahinga kai

Kemp’s purchase included a reserve of mahinga kai including streams, rivers, lakes, and river mouths

Kemp’s purchase date

1848