The ultimate goal of the muru is to find ways to restore balance after the offense (Jackson, 1988). According to Quince (2007), muru is governed by the organizing principles and beliefs of pre-colonization Māori society: tapu, hara, mana and utu. According to Quince's formula; an individual violates tapu by committing an offense (hara), which becomes an attack on the person's status (mana) and in response, intervention is necessary to restore the balance (utu). These general principles of Māori law helped to organize the way in which delinquency was to be understood and dealt with. Furthermore, these principles provided a basic framework for Māori society to function in an orderly manner (Jackson, 1988). Muru recognizes the spiritual and lineage ties which; committing an offense is a tapu to themselves and to their wider networks and ancestors, therefore, compensation is essential to restore the balance that has been removed and to protect their mana (Quince, 2007). Thus, muru expresses the cultural and social values ​​​​of Māori society which were anchored in their daily lives before