Part 4 of the bill deals with dispositions of Māori freehold land. ["Disposition" is a defined term that covers a range of possible land dealings, such as a sale, gift, lease, mortgage, easement, partition, or other boundary adjustment.] It would continue the approach under the 1993 Act of limiting those who may acquire, or have preference to acquire, Māori freehold land or land interests. However, it would change some key terminology (from “preferred classes of alienees” to “preferred recipients” and “preferred entities” ). It would also increase the emphasis on tikanga Māori by requiring every preferred recipient to have an association with the land in accordance with tikanga Māori. The 1993 Act does not require this association in the case of the children and descendants of owners, which perpetuates a historical anomaly that enabled non-Māori to acquire ownership interests in Māori freehold land. In many cases, depending on the applicable tikanga, this would entail a whakapapa connection, but this is not a requirement under the bill because that would impose a legal constraint on tikanga.