The Minister for Māori Development is the minister in the New Zealand Government with broad responsibility for government policy towards Māori, the first inhabitants of New Zealand. The Minister heads
C William Richmond 1888
Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld
Walter Mantell
Francis Dillon Bell 1881
Āpirana Ngata
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Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand statesman. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have served in parliament in the mid-20th century, and is also known for
Minister for Māori Development
…to be ethnically Māori was James Carroll, appointed by the Liberal Party in the late 19th century. Another prominent Minister of Native Affairs was Āpirana Ngata, also of the Liberals. For the most part, however, early Ministers were Pākehā, although were frequently advised by Māori colleagues. Maui Pomare of…
Āpirana Ngata in 1905
Arihia Ngata, Ngata's first wife
Ngata and Te Rangi Hīroa alongside a tukutuku panel at Ngata's home, during an expedition by Elsdon Best, James Ingram McDonald and Johannes Andersen.
Coalition Cabinet of 1931. Ngata is seated on the front row, second from right.