Story: Whāngai – customary fostering and adoption

Whāngai in the New Zealand Gazette

This gazette notice shows a number of applications relating to Māori adoptions under the Māori Land Act 1931.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: ABWN 6095 W5021 257/7/888 Part 1

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How to cite this page

Basil Keane, Whāngai – customary fostering and adoption – Whāngai and the law, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/31038/whangai-in-the-new-zealand-gazette (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 10 May 2011, updated 1 June 2017.