Family Court Rewrite Submission - Waitemata Community Law Centre [pdf, 1 MB]
...Pakeha values as to family imposed on Maori whanau and result in discounting for example, the role of grandparents in mokopuna lives. How whanau are viewed, made up and nurtured is fundamental to Maori society including how land and natural resource rights are determined. We support calls by academics like Leonie Pihama to take a deeper look at the Family Justice System so that it enables whanau, hapu and iwi, to be able to be collectively responsible and accountable and su...