th alm ology ▁organizations ▁Category : Univers ities ▁and ▁instit utes ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : S cience ▁and ▁technology ▁in ▁Od essa ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Category : Res earch ▁instit utes ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁New ▁Zealand ▁politics , ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates , ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁seats , ▁are ▁a ▁special ▁category ▁of ▁elect or ate ▁that ▁gives ▁reserved ▁positions ▁to ▁represent atives ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Parliament . ▁Every ▁area ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁both ▁a ▁general ▁and ▁a ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ate ; ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁there ▁are ▁seven ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁candidates ▁in ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁have ▁not ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁M ā ori ▁themselves , ▁but ▁to ▁register ▁as ▁a ▁vot er ▁in ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁people ▁need ▁to ▁declare ▁they ▁are ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁descent . ▁ ▁The ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁under ▁the ▁Ma ori ▁Represent ation ▁Act . ▁They ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁give ▁M ā ori ▁a ▁more ▁direct ▁say ▁in ▁parliament . ▁The ▁first ▁M ā ori ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁during ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁ 4