Case: Moko Rangitoheriri, Taupō, New Zealand Age at death: 3 years old Date of death: 10 August 2015

Key people:

• Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri — the child at the centre of this case
• Nicola Dally-Paki — Moko's mother
• Tania Shailer — informal caregiver, convicted of manslaughter and ill-treatment of a child
• David Haerewa — Shailer's partner, convicted of manslaughter and ill-treatment of a child
• Justice Sarah Katz — presided over sentencing, Rotorua High Court
• Coroner Wallace Bain — led the coronial inquest, also presided over the earlier Nia Glassie inquest

Timeline:

• February 2015 — first Report of Concern filed with CYF regarding the family
• May 2015 — second Report of Concern filed, after concerns the first wasn't properly investigated
• 12 June 2015 — Moko placed in informal care of Tania Shailer and David Haerewa
• 29–30 July 2015 — urgent report filed at Taupō CYF office; seven-day visit requirement triggered
• 10 August 2015 — Moko dies, ten days after the urgent report was logged, and the required visit never took place
• 27 June 2016 — Shailer and Haerewa sentenced to 17 years each, 9-year non-parole minimum
• December 2017 — Coroner Wallace Bain releases inquest findings, recommends compulsory monitoring of children under five
• 2017 — Child, Youth and Family (CYF) disestablished, replaced by Oranga Tamariki

Themes covered:

• Informal/friend-based care arrangements and the gaps in oversight they create
• What "urgent" classification is supposed to trigger versus what actually happens under caseload pressure
• Disproportionate representation of Māori children in New Zealand's care system, treated evenhandedly
• Structural reform following the case (CYF → Oranga Tamariki)

A note on unconfirmed facts: Current parole status of Tania Shailer and David Haerewa could not be confirmed through this research. Readers wanting up-to-date information should check the New Zealand Parole Board's published hearing outcomes directly.

Sources: Publicly reported New Zealand court proceedings, Coroner Wallace Bain's 2017 inquest findings, Crown Law/Attorney-General's published explanation of the Crown's charging decision, and contemporaneous New Zealand news coverage.