The Ministry is responsible for:

• Formulating and, where necessary, amending the policy for the legislation.
• Dealing with enquiries regarding the application of the legislation, and
• Coordinating any obligations of the Minister under the legislation.

To read or download New Zealand legislation, visit the New Zealand Legislation website.

Primary legislation

As at November 2024

• Broadcasting Act 1989 (Part 4A)
• Hauraki Maori Trust Board Act 1988 
• Kaiapoi Maori Reserve Act 1905
• Lake Waikaremoana Act 1971
• Maori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989
• Maori Community Development Act 1962
• Maori Housing Act 1935
• Maori Land Amendment and Maori Land Claims Adjustment Act 1926
• Māori Language Act 2016 / Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori 2016
• Maori Purposes (Wi Pere Trust) Act 1991
• Māori Purposes Act 1931 - 2011 (a total of 37 Māori Purposes Acts)
• Maori Purposes Fund Act 1934-35
• Maori Reserved Land Act 1955
• Maori Schools Sites Act Extension Act 1890
• Maori Soldiers Trust Act 1957
• Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Maori) Act 2003
• Maori Trust Boards Act 1955
• Maori Trustee Act 1953
• Maori Vested Lands Administration Act 1954
• Mauao Historic Reserve Vesting Act 2008
• Ministry of Maori Development Act 1991
• Mokomoko (Restoration of Character, Mana, and Reputation) Act 2013 / Te Ture mō Mokomoko (Hei Whakahoki i te Ihi, te Mana, me te Rangatiratanga) 2013
• New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute Vesting Act 2020
• Rua Kēnana Pardon Act 2019/Te Ture kia Unuhia te Hara kai Runga i a Rua Kēnana 2019
• Tarawera Forest Act 1967
• Tauranga Moana Maori Trust Board Act 1981
• Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua Act 1988
• Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993/Maori Land Act 1993
• Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
• Whakarewarewa and Roto-a-Tamaheke Vesting Act 2009

Secondary Legislation

As at November 2024

• Aorangi Māori Trust Board Order 2010
• Aorangi Māori Trust Board Order 2017
• Hauraki Māori Trust Board Order 2012
• Hauraki Māori Trust Board Order 2016
• Maori Assembled Owners Regulations 1995
• Maori Community Development Regulations 1963
• Maori Housing Regulations 1960
• Maori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994
• Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013

• Maori Land Court Districts Order 1969

• Maori Land Court Districts Order 1981

• Māori Land Court Rules 2011
• Maori Occupation Orders Regulations 1994
• Maori Purposes Fund Regulations 1937
• Māori Reservations Regulations 1994
• Maori Trust Boards Regulations 1985
• Maori Trust Boards (Transitional Provisions) Order 2012
• Māori Trustee Regulations 2009
• Mawhera Incorporation Order 1976
• Parininihi Ki Waitotara Incorporation Order 1976
• Rotoaira Trout Fishing Regulations 1979
• Taitokerau Māori Trust Board Order 2019
• Taranaki Māori Trust Board Order 2009
• Taranaki Maori Trust Board Order 2012
• Taupo District Order 1983
• Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu (Declaration of Membership) Order 2001
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Order 2021
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Order 2024
• Wakatu Incorporation Order 1977

To read or download New Zealand legislation, visit the New Zealand Legislation website.