Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta this week announced limited changes to the management of Māori land and the role of the Māori Land Court. BUSINESSDESK "Why wouldn't the Government help owners of communally owned Māori land, which banks don't like lending to, with capital to help put that land to work? Why wouldn't the Government help owners of communally owned Māori land, which banks don't like lending to, with capital to help put that land to work? The ownership of Māori land, which covers 5.5 per cent of New Zealand's land mass, is complicated. This week, Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced limited changes to the management of Māori land and the role of the Māori Land Court – a smaller, more focused version of some of Flavell's proposals.

Source: Stuff February 07, 2019 22:41 UTC