<P> Educated urban Māori advocated the teaching of Māori language and the inclusion of a Māori point of view in all aspects of education . Māori began to express their ideas in new political movements with Māori voters switching from supporting the Labour party to alternatives such as the Māori lead New Zealand First party in 1992 . The introduction of MMP (Mixed Member Proportional) elections in 1996 had the effect of giving minority groups of any shades, more influence . The 1996 election produced 14 Māori MPs with 3 in cabinet . Māori MP Winston Peters, was the deputy Prime minister . This gave Māori an unprecedented voice in the nation's political executive . </P> <P> This position set high expectations for positive results from the Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal which was set up to investigate Māori grievances against historical New Zealand governments in relation to the treaty . From the early 1990s a series of favourable outcomes from the treaty tribunal resulted in a large flow of capital in the form of land, primary resources and cash from the government to various Māori iwi and hapu . The largest tribal deals approached $1 billion although many were far smaller . This gave iwi and hapu organizations a source of financial security they had not had previously . To 2013 the total paid by government exceeds $4 billion . These resulted in more cohesive tribal organization as all assets went to tribal or hapu organizations . In 2012 it was estimated that the total value of Māori controlled assets was about $400 billion . </P> <P> From the early 1970s a new generation of radicals arose demanding more Māori influence . Amongst the demands were for increased "tino rangatiratanga". The expression, an abstraction of the word for aristocracy, had been coined by Henry Williams in the Treaty of Waitangi to convey the idea of "chieftainship". However, the term was often used by Māori to express the idea of political rights for all Māori not just the rangatira class, or the idea of Māori sovereignty or Māori independence . </P> <P> The most appropriate venue for any Māori cultural event is a marae, which is an enclosed area of land where a meeting house or wharenui (literally "big house") stands . A marae is the centre for much of Māori community life . Generally the Māori language is used in ceremonies and speeches, although translations and explanations are provided when the primary participants are not Māori speakers . Increasingly, New Zealand schools and universities have their own marae to facilitate the teaching of Māori language and culture . </P>

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