2017年6月1日 · Whānau are part of an interconnected world of tribe and sub-tribe, of the living and the dead. Although whānau members may live far apart or even overseas, their ties remain strong.. Story by Tai Walker Main image: Māori toddler Dante Davis

Where whānau members live is irrelevant to the collective identity. Whānau have adapted to the living arrangements of Western society and their members live in houses like other New Zealanders. Outwardly they are similar to their neighbours but they retain values of whānau. Most Māori live in urban centres.

Whānau is often translated as ‘family’, but its meaning is more complex. It includes physical, emotional and spiritual dimensions and is based on whakapapa. Whānau can be multi-layered, flexible and dynamic. Whānau is based on a Māori and a tribal world view. It is through the wh...

Each new whānau may have three or four generations. They are all connected to the collective whānau by their common whakapapa . Although each whānau operates independently, the wider whānau come together for tangihanga , weddings or other occasions.

You can apply to adopt a child in New Zealand as a couple or as an individual. Placing a child for adoption. Your child can be adopted by another family if you’re not able to look after them. Whāngai. Whāngai is the Māori tradition of children being raised by someone other than their birth parents — usually a relative.

Some tribal groups formed from links to the waka (canoe) on which their founding ancestor arrived in New Zealand from Hawaiki. For example, the Waikato tribes trace their descent from the Tainui waka.

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Whānau in contemporary New Zealand are diverse, yet there are a number of distinguishing characteristics. Section 4 has four whānau vignettes which describe Whānau. Finally two analytical frameworks are given. Founded on a Whākapapa-based definition of whānau are Whākamatauranga whānau and Whākapiripiri whānau.

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Two hui were held in March and April with the mother, various whanau and support people and the NGO practitioners working with her, to discuss the mother's aspiration to keep the new baby, options for the mother to build and demonstrate her parenting skills, and how the