Te Ture Reo Māori 2016

E802735

Act of Parliament

Te Ture Reo Māori 2016 is New Zealand legislation that modernises and strengthens the legal status and protection of the Māori language as a taonga and official language of the country.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Māori Language Act 2016	4
Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori 2016	2
Te Ture Reo Māori 2016 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Te Ture Reo Māori 2016
Context triple: [Te Reo Māori, recognizedByLaw, Te Ture Reo Māori 2016]

A. Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 is a key New Zealand law that governs Māori land, aiming to promote its retention in Māori ownership and strengthen the role of Māori landowners and customary interests in land management.
B. Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa is the national Māori-medium curriculum for New Zealand schools, guiding teaching and learning in te reo Māori across a range of learning areas.
C. Moriori Claims Settlement Act 2021
The Moriori Claims Settlement Act 2021 is New Zealand legislation that formally settles the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of the Moriori people, providing redress, recognition, and cultural and financial reparations.
D. Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006
The Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006 is New Zealand legislation that revised and updated the framework for addressing historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, including changes to the operation and jurisdiction of the Waitangi Tribunal.
E. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Te Ture Reo Māori 2016
Target entity description: Te Ture Reo Māori 2016 is New Zealand legislation that modernises and strengthens the legal status and protection of the Māori language as a taonga and official language of the country.

A. Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 is a key New Zealand law that governs Māori land, aiming to promote its retention in Māori ownership and strengthen the role of Māori landowners and customary interests in land management.
B. Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa is the national Māori-medium curriculum for New Zealand schools, guiding teaching and learning in te reo Māori across a range of learning areas.
C. Moriori Claims Settlement Act 2021
The Moriori Claims Settlement Act 2021 is New Zealand legislation that formally settles the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of the Moriori people, providing redress, recognition, and cultural and financial reparations.
D. Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006
The Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006 is New Zealand legislation that revised and updated the framework for addressing historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, including changes to the operation and jurisdiction of the Waitangi Tribunal.
E. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure intergenerational transmission of Māori language ⓘ provide a framework for Māori language planning ⓘ support community-based Māori language initiatives ⓘ
appliesTo	Māori language strategies at national level ⓘ public sector use of Māori language ⓘ
areaOfLaw	cultural heritage protection ⓘ indigenous rights ⓘ language law ⓘ
basedOn	principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
definesRoleOf	Crown in relation to Māori language revitalisation ⓘ Te Mātāwai ⓘ
establishes	Te Mātāwai ⓘ
focusesOn	partnership between Crown and Māori for language outcomes ⓘ revitalisation of te reo Māori ⓘ
jurisdiction	New Zealand ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Māori ⓘ
legalSystem	New Zealand law ⓘ
purpose	to modernise the legal framework for the Māori language ⓘ to promote the revitalisation of the Māori language ⓘ to protect the Māori language as a taonga ⓘ to strengthen the legal status of the Māori language ⓘ
recognises	Māori language as a living language ⓘ role of iwi and Māori communities in language revitalisation ⓘ
recognisesAs	Māori language as a taonga under Te Tiriti o Waitangi ⓘ Māori language as an official language of New Zealand ⓘ
replaces	Māori Language Act 1987 ⓘ
shortName	Māori Language Act 2016 ⓘ linked to: Te Ture Reo Māori 2016
status	in force ⓘ
subject	Māori language ⓘ language rights ⓘ official languages ⓘ
title	Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori 2016 ⓘ linked to: Te Ture Reo Māori 2016
typeOfProtection	institutional support for Māori language ⓘ legal recognition ⓘ

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