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Story: Whāngai – customary fostering and adoption

Page 6. All images & media

From page 1 - The custom of whāngai

From page 2 - Traditions and history

From page 3 - Whāngai and the law

From page 4 - Whāngai in modern times

How to cite this page

Basil Keane, Whāngai – customary fostering and adoption, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/171882/media (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 5 February 2014, updated 1 June 2017.