Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 28, 2023 6:13:49 GMT 12
HIGH COURT RULES 3-YEAR-OLD NORTHLAND CHILD IS MĀORI, BUT DAD DISAGREES
The High Court has ruled a 3-year-old girl is Māori, while her father says she isn’t.
Oranga Tamariki (OT) sought legal resolution to a dispute with the girl’s parent after there was a disagreement over who should care for her.
Aperahama Kerepeti-Edwards told the hearing that whakapapa is not a question of choice.
“When a child is born they are part of a kinship system that has been in place mai rānō [since long ago],” he said.
“The authority to decide the whakapapa of a person does not sit with parents. We do not think in those terms in tikanga Māori......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300936306/high-court-rules-3yearold-northland-child-is-mori-but-dad-disagrees
The High Court has ruled a 3-year-old girl is Māori, while her father says she isn’t.
Oranga Tamariki (OT) sought legal resolution to a dispute with the girl’s parent after there was a disagreement over who should care for her.
Aperahama Kerepeti-Edwards told the hearing that whakapapa is not a question of choice.
“When a child is born they are part of a kinship system that has been in place mai rānō [since long ago],” he said.
“The authority to decide the whakapapa of a person does not sit with parents. We do not think in those terms in tikanga Māori......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300936306/high-court-rules-3yearold-northland-child-is-mori-but-dad-disagrees