…appen, or whether it should happen at all. To overhaul an entire system one has to cast a wide net. The very basic question could be: how to support children and their families in their wellbeing, how can the state support child- and family centred communities to flourish? The post-colonial view and belief system on how to take care of children is still centred around the Western idea of ‘rescuing’ vulnerable children as individuals who are or should be disconnected from their families. This is different from the Maori view, which is focussed on both the spiritual and physical wellbe…