New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
| Public Act | 1987 No 176 |
| Date of assent | 20 July 1987 |
This Act is administered in [Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development)]. The words Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development) were substituted, as from 1 January 1992, for the words Iwi Transition Agency pursuant to s 9(3)(a) Ministry of Maori Development Act 1991 (1991 No 145).
9 Commission to have regard to Government policy [Repealed]
10 Annual report [Repealed]
22 Ombudsmen Act 1975 amended [Repealed]
23 Higher Salaries Commission Act 1977 amended [Repealed]
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
The Long Title was amended, as from 20 June 1991, by section 2(2) Maori Language Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 40) by substituting the words “Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Maori”
for the words “Te Komihana Mo Te Reo Maori”
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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:
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: