New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 25 January 2005
| Public Act | 1987 No 176 |
| Date of assent | 20 July 1987 |
| Commencement | see section 1 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by Te Puni Kōkiri.
1 Short Title and commencement
3 Maori language to be an official language of New Zealand
4 Right to speak Maori in legal proceedings
9 Commission to have regard to Government policy [Repealed]
10 Annual report [Repealed]
11 Responsibilities of other persons and bodies unaffected
13 Further provisions relating to Commission
14 Money to be appropriated by Parliament for purposes of this Act [Repealed]
15 Commission to grant certificates of competency in the Maori language
16 Qualifications for certificates of competency
17 Commission may delegate power to issue certificates of competency
18 Endorsement for purposes of legal proceedings
19 Complaints against holders of certificates of competency
22 Ombudsmen Act 1975 amended [Repealed]
23 Higher Salaries Commission Act 1977 amended [Repealed]
Schedule 1
Courts and tribunals before which Maori may be spoken
Schedule 2
Provisions relating to Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Maori
An Act to declare the Maori language to be an official language of New Zealand, to confer the right to speak Maori in certain legal proceedings, and to establish Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Maori and define its functions and powers
Title: amended, on 20 June 1991, by section 2(2) of the Maori Language Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 40).
Whereas in the Treaty of Waitangi the Crown confirmed and guaranteed to the Maori people, among other things, all their taonga: And whereas the Maori language is one such taonga.
