Legislation Administered by Te Puni Kōkiri

As well as complying with general legislation under which Te Puni Kōkiri and other government agencies were required to conduct their affairs, Te Puni Kōkiri and therefore the Minister, were responsible for administering the following 29 Acts of Parliament. This administrative role included responsibility for: monitoring compliance, reviewing the legislation, and enacting required amendments.

• Hauraki Māori Trust Board Act 1988
• Lake Waikaremoana Act 1971
• Maniapoto Māori Trust Board Act 1988
• Māori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989
• Māori Community Development Act 1962
• Māori Housing Act 1935
• Māori Land Amendment and Māori Land Claims Adjustment Act 1926
• Māori Language Act 1987
• Māori Purposes Act 1926-1981
• Māori Purposes Act 1991
• Māori Purposes Act 1993
• Māori Purposes (Wi Pere Trust) Act 1994
• Māori Purposes Fund Act 1934-1935
• Māori Reserved Land Act 1955
• Māori Soldiers Trust Act 1957
• Māori Trust Boards Act 1955
• Māori Trustee Act 1953
• Māori Vested Land Administration Act 1954
• Ministry of Māori Development Act 1991
• Orakei Act 1991
• Tarawera Forest Act 1967
• tauranga Moana trust Board Act 1981
• Te Rūnanga O Ngāti Awa Act 1988
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou Act 1987
• Te Rūnanga O Ngāti Whātua Act 1988
• Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
• treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
• Whanganui River Trust Board Act 1988
• Broadcasting Act 1989, Part IVA.

In addition, Te Puni Kōkiri administered the following statutory regulations:

• Aupouri Māori Trust Board Order 1985
• Aupouri Māori Trust Board Order 1986
• East Coast Māori Trust Lands Block Committees’ Regulations 1936
• Māori Land Court Fee Regulations 1993
• Māori Land Court Rules 1994
• Māori Occupation Orders Regulations 1994
• Māori Reservation Regulations 1994
• Māori Purposes Fund Regulations 1937
• Māori Trust Office Regulations 1954
• Māori Housing Regulations 1960
• Māori Land Court Judges’ Travelling Allowances Regulations 1960
• Māori Community Development Regulations 1963
• Māori Land Court (Jurisdiction) Order 1996
• Māori Trust Board Regulations 1985
• Mawhera Incorporation Order 1976
• Maniapoto Māori Trust Board Order 2002
• Ngāti Whātua of Orakei Māori Trust Board Order 1983
• Ngāti Whātua of Orakei Māori Trust Board Order 1990
• Ngāi Whātua O Orakei Māori Trust Board Order 1997
• Parininihi ki Waitotara Incorporation Order 1976
• Tai Tokerau Māori Trust Board Order 1987
• Taranaki Māori Trust Board Order 1990
• Te Arawa Māori Trust Board Order 1988
• Te Awapuni Moana Order 1996
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa Order 1999
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou Order 1989
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou Order 1993
• Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board Order 1996
• Whakatū Incorporation Order 1977
• Whanganui River Māori Trust Board Order 1996

Te Puni Kōkiri’s statutory roles and responsibilities are prescribed by the Ministry of Māori Development Act 1991 and have been further developed by Cabinet. The roles and responsibilities describe how Te Puni Kōkiri does its job in achieving the Government’s objectives for Māori.