116 Maranga Mai! Te Tiriti Whenua Māori Authority 16. In recognition of more than a century of legislation that made it impossible for whenua Māori owners to develop or exercise rangatiratanga over their land, the government consider reviewing the Māori Trustee Office to transform the way it operates for the benefit of Māori, the government could consider the following actions. 17. Set up a new Te Tiriti Whenua Māori Authority to: i. Use the information gathered by the Māori Trustee, to undertake a comprehensive engagement with Māori owners to canvass their views on how their land is developed and administered. ii. Assist whenua Māori owners to put into effect appropriate administration for their land blocks, such as, through rūnanga, owner-led whānau incorporations or other structures consistent with Article Two Rangatiratanga under Te Tiriti. iii. Assist and train owners to complete whenua development plans. iv. Provide ongoing training, financial and legal advice, alongside planning, surveying, and support to owners who wish to manage, and/or sustainably use their land for papakāinga and/or agricultural enterprise. v. Provide comprehensive and up-to-date ecological development and agricultural advice. vi. Meet the legal and other costs associated with developing Māori land to provide the requisite infrastructure to implement completed plans. vii. Assist communities towards pathways to return dispossessed lands to iwi, hapū and whānau. Te Tumu Paeroa | The Māori Trustee 18. The Ministry of Justice and the Minister of Māori Development in the short term consider directing the Māori Trustee to take the following actions: i. Update its records of owners and trustees in a timely manner. ii. With local government, conduct comprehensive surveys and assessments of the state of all Māori land blocks under its trusteeship, including the infrastructure to service the land blocks and the state of the structures on the land. iii. Provide market valuations on all Māori land blocks in its trusteeship. iv. Develop situation reports and assessments and share these with the owners.