In indigenous community development there has been a reliance on critical theory to inform and underpin practice. In this article constructivist approaches such as Native theory provide an alternative theoretical basis to ...

We have all grieved, been enraged and depressed about the death of Maori children at the hands of whanau. We can all name Maori children who have become terrible bywords for the failure of some Maori families to protect ...

New Zealand's Supreme Court has on two occasions been required to consider the legal boundaries that apply to forms of dissenting behaviour. In Brooker v Police and Morse v Police, the Court simultaneously expands the ...

If you are working in the social services sector, over 40 and Maori, chances are that you will have been asked to provide cultural supervision for a younger Maori worker. However, when you ask what do they mean by cultural ...

This paper provides a glimpse into how historical and current legislation has attempted to grapple with the practice of customary family law by the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa/New Zealand. It focuses on examining family ...