A unique feature of New Zealand land law was the co-existence of three systems of land title. A small minority of land titles were governed by the Deeds system, the historical basis of common law title. The majority of modern titles were governed by the Torrens system of registered and guaranteed title. The third system was the regime embodied in the Maori Land (Te Ture Whenua Maori) Act 1993, which governed title to surviving Maori land.
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