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E-book Maori Landownership and Land Management in New Zealand

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Maori people make up about 15 per cent (or almost 565 500) of New Zealand’s population of close to 4.2 million (Statistics New Zealand 2007a, 2007b). In 2006, 87 per cent of the
Maori population lived on the North Island, with a quarter living in the Auckland region. In the 1950s, nearly 70 per cent of Maori lived in rural areas but by 2006 almost 85 per cent
lived in urban areas. The Maori population is young compared with the total population of New Zealand. Its median age is 22.7 years while the total population’s is 33 years. Children less than 15 years old make up 22 per cent of the total population but 35 per cent of the Maori population. In comparison with New Zealand’s non-Maori population, Maori in general are more likely to leave school with lower qualifications and be unemployed or employed in lowskilled work. They also are less likely to own their own home and have a greater chance of suffering from physical and mental health disorders (Durie 2005; Te Puni Kokiri 1998). Maori land has been estimated at about 5.6 per cent of New Zealand’s total land area of 26.9 million hectares (Table 1). Its distribution according to Maori Land Court Districts indicates that the largest concentration is in the central and eastern regions of the North Island. Today, Maori land is usually of poorer quality than general land in New Zealand, largely because the most fertile and best suited land for agricultural production was sold or confiscated from its Maori owners in the 1800s or early 1900s. Large areas of Maori land are better suited to forestry or conservation. Maori land is also more likely to be ‘landlocked’—an estimated 30 per cent. Owners of such land are unable to access the land and have no option but to lease it to neighbours who have access. There is also a significant area of Maori land in fragile natural environments such as wetlands and coastal areas or bordering lakes and rivers. This land is likely to have less productive potential and has greater restrictions imposed on its use by regional or district government authorities (Harmsworth 2003).

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

305.8 KIN m

Penerbit

: DFAT.,

Deskripsi Fisik

23 hlm

Bahasa

English

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Klasifikasi

305.8

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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Subjek

Ethnic Groups, Ethnography, Ethnology

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