Significant events in Aotearoa from the end of WW2 (1945) to the year of the ill-fated Sesquicentennial (1990).

By burkey27198

  • 1945

    1.The maori battalion sailed home aboard the dominion Monarch arriving to the acclaim that has characterised its legacy.

  • 1945

    1. The state reached deep into Maori Communities, homes and lives particularly through the Department of Maori Affairs.

  • 1945

    1. The Maori social and Economic advancement act.

  • 1946

    Prime minister Peter Fraser took over the portfolio of the Maori affairs

  • 1945-1948

    The numbers of permanent departmental staff more than doubled and continued to increase through to the 1970’s

  • 1947-1948

    Tipi Ropiha a notable Maori Affairs figure, became the first Maori to head the department in 1948.

  • 1953

    The Maori Affairs act put emphasis on Maori land development and title reform, it remained the statute for Maori Affairs for 40 years

  • 1951

    The inaugural conference of the Maori Women's Welfare league provided a good example of how the Welfare division would teach Maori the essentials of good citizenship and civic responsibility. It mirrored that of the tribal committees, it had 187 branches organised under 22 district councils.

  • 1955

    The minister of Maori Affairs, Ernest Corbett took a tour of Te Tai Tokerau, and was welcomed onto Waipuna marae

  • 1960

    A major demographic transformation was upon the Maori world.

  • 1966

    Maori Migration Peaked