Barton-Prescott v Director-General of Social Welfare - [1997] 3 NZLR 179

Family and domestic relationships — Infants and children — Custody — Welfare of child — Importance of placement of Maori child within its whanau — Relevance of principles of Treaty of Waitangi to decisions under Guardianship Act 1968 and other Acts dealing with status, future and control of children — Guardianship Act 1968 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989.