Online Resources for Māori Law

He Pātaka Kupu Ture / Legal Māori Archive

An excellent resource for historic NZ legal research, the Archive is available via the NZ Electronic Text Centre. The Archive includes:

• He reo nō ngā rōpū whakahaere tikanga - the language of Māori governing bodies
• He reo nō ngā whakaritenga me ngā pukapuka here - language of agreement and obligation
• He reo ture nō te Whare Paremata /  statutory language -  scroll down the page to see the Māori translations of Acts and Bills circulated among Māori communities by the Crown

Government and the legal system

• Government documents, records and resources relating to Māori
• He Hīnātore ki te Ao Māori:  A Glimpse into the Māori World - Māori Perspectives on Justice - Ministry of Justice report on manawhenua: Māori customary law
• Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi - the page includes an online (.pdf) document by Dr Janine Hayward
• Te Mātāhauriki Research Institute
• Te Puni Kōkiri
• Waitangi Tribunal Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi

Indigenous law

• Indigenous peoples and the law - from the Australian Parliamentary Library
• Te Hunga Roia Māori o Aotearoa The Māori Law Society

Intellectual property

• Matauranga Maori and Taonga

Wai 262: The Flora and fauna and intellectual property claim

• Crown Laws, Policies, and Practices in Relation to Flora and Fauna, 1840 to 1912 and Legislation, policies and practices 1983-98
• Flora and Fauna (Wai 262) Inquiry
• Wai 262 information sheet

Journals and newspapers

• Index to the JPS - covers the period 1892-1991 (vols 1-100)
• Use Index New Zealand (INNZ) to locate references to articles in New Zealand newspapers and journals
• Māori Law Review
• Niupepa Māori is a collection of historic newspapers, 1842 to 1932, published primarily for a Māori audience, and.searchable through the  New Zealand Digital Library
• Te Tai Haruru : Journal of Maori Legal Writing is available on subscription to University of Waikato students and staff via the Library’s online catalogue; access requires a current Waikato username and password
• Te Manutukutuku / Te Roopu Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi Te Tari Ture : Newsletter, Waitangi Tribunal Division, Department of Justice

Land

• Maori Land Court Minutes Books Index Database
• Maori land information base
• Māori Land Legislation Database - summaries of all New Zealand legislation since 1840 which has affected Maori or Maori land
• Office of Treaty Settlements Te Tari Whakatau Take e pa ana ki te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Searching for Māori land records - guide from Land Information NZ
• Te Kooti Whenua Māori  Māori Land Court; includes Acts, Rules and Regulations
• Waitangi Tribunal reports
• Theme Research Reports - Waitangi Tribunal
• Waka Umanga: a proposed law for Maori government entities - NZLC R.92 (2006) - Law Commission report contains recommendations for legislation to provide for a new legal entity specifically designed for Maori groups that manage communally owned assets.