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Native Lands Act 1865

Native Lands Act 1865
New Zealand Parliament
  • An Act to Amend and Consolidate the Laws relating to Lands in the Colony in which the Maori Proprietary Customs still exist and to provide for the ascertainment of the Titles to such Lands and for Regulating the Descent, thereof and for other purposes.
CitationNative Lands Act 1865.
Status: Repealed

The Native Lands Act 1865 was an Act of Parliament in New Zealand that was designed to remove land from Māori ownership for purchase by European settlers as part of settler colonisation.[1] The act established the Native Land Courts, individualised ownership interests in Māori land replacing customary communal ownership and allowed up to 5% of Māori land to be taken for public works without compensation.[2]

  1. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "The Native Land Court". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendix: Summary of legislation about Māori land". Office of the Auditor-General New Zealand. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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