Maori Language Act 1987 No 176 (as at 03 September 2007), Public Act

Maori Language Act 1987

Public Act1987 No 176
Date of assent20 July 1987

Note

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).


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.

  • Preamble

    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: