Punter v Secretary for Justice - [2007] 1 NZLR 40

Family and domestic relationships — Custody — Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction — Children brought to New Zealand from contracting state under “shuttle” custody agreement — Whether subsequent application for sole custody in New Zealand amounted to abduction — Meaning of “habitual residence” — Factors relevant to whether habitual residency gained by children while in New Zealand — Broad factual inquiry required to establish whether habitual residence gained — Care of Children Act 2004, ss 94, 105 and 160.