The Tohunga Suppression Act 1907 was an Act of the Parliament of New Zealand aimed to replace tohunga as traditional Māori healers with "modern" medicine.
It was introduced by James Carroll, with Māori prophet, faith healer and land rights activist Rua Kenana a specific target, but was never used against him and was repealed in 1962.
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