Maori adoptees are calling for urgent reform of New Zealand's adoption legislation, saying it is depriving Maori children of their whakapapa.
Paul Eagle with his adopted family Photo: Supplied
Adopted people can access their original birth certificate when they reach 20 years of age unless a veto is put in place by their birth parents.
But many told RNZ reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanagnui that's far too late.
