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100			_aFitzmaurice-Brown, Luke _911596
245			_aTe Rito o Te Harakeke : _bdecolonising child protection law in Aotearoa New Zealand _cLuke Fitzmaurice-Brown
260			_c2022 _bVictoria University of Wellington,
300			_aelectronic document (325 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aVictoria University of Wellington Law Review, 53(4), 507–542
520			_aIt is now firmly established that the overrepresentation of tamariki Māori within the Aotearoa New Zealand child protection system is largely a consequence of colonisation. However, at least as far as the Crown is concerned, the contention that decolonisation is a necessary step in reversing those trends remains a more controversial issue. Drawing on my doctoral research into this topic, this article argues that the child protection system must be decolonised, and that efforts towards reform which do not prioritise decolonisation are likely to perpetuate long-standing harms. The article has four goals. First, I examine why decolonisation provides the best framework through which to enact child protection system reform. Secondly, I identify three overarching themes within the current legal framework, but argue that the presence of these themes does not mean they are all given equal weight. Thirdly, I outline a theory of reform I have termed "kaupapa Māori legal theory", which seeks to enable legislative change based on tikanga Māori in a way which pays heed to the risks of doing so from a Māori perspective. Finally, I apply that theory to child protection law, identifying six tikanga principles which could provide the basis of a decolonised system: mana, rangatiratanga, wānanga, whānau, whakapapa and whanaungatanga. (Author's abstract). Record #7995
610			_aOranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children _97316
650			_aCHILD PROTECTION _9118
650			_aCHILD WELFARE _9124
650			_aCOLONISATION _95710
650			_aLAW REFORM _9338
650			_aMĀORI _9357
650			_aRANGAHAU MĀORI _95532
650		4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650			_aTAIPŪWHENUATANGA _95548
650			_aTAMARIKI _9597
650		0	_aTIKANGA TUKU IHO _95542
650			_aTOKO I TE ORA _95247
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0		_tVictoria University of Wellington Law Review, 53(4), 507–542
830			_aVictoria University of Wellington Law Review _95174
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.26686/vuwlr.v53i4.8089 _zDOI: 10.26686/vuwlr.v53i4.8089 (Open access)
856			_uhttps://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/calling-for-fundamental-change/ _yRead related E-Tangata article (4/12/2022)
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE _hnews117