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Where can I find a definition of whānaungatanga?

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Some sources of definitions of whanaungatanga follow:

Books

Page 86-87 of Metge, J. (2010). Tuamaka : the challenge of difference in Aotearoa New Zealand. Auckland University Press. The section on whanaungatanga can also be accessed in Google books 

Page 81 of Metge, J. (2014). New Growth from Old: The Whanau in the Modern World. Victoria University Press 

Website

 

Walker, T. (2017).  Whānau – Māori and family – Description of whānau. In  Te Ara : The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. https://teara.govt.nz/en/whanau-maori-and-family/page-2