Cultural Retrenchment.

This is an inevitability in supporting a culture in reclaiming 'what was,' when that 'what was' is not really known and was based on superstitious belief and the 'cure,' the exorcism, both draconian and excessive.
'Makutu, kehua-ed' ... 'insane, hysterical,' both require the perception of a 'powerful observer' and a consensus of view (the 'experience' is defined for them)- hence up to 40 people were watching the ceremony when she died/was killed.

And from our 'crest of the wave populist, hedge your bets indigenous surfer' Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples said he had witnessed the successful removal of a likely makutu after a child started barking like a dog. "It's not for me to say that it's all supernatural and there's nothing in it.
"With the right karakia (prayer), the right chanting . . . (the curse) can be lifted by their own family." Oh wow, Pita, 'bow wow.'
Pity some of these people didn't believe everything stolen from someone else was a taonga, especially the education delivered by their separatist self determining (unregistered) selves to their own children. Readoption of primitive superstitious belief is an artefact of a lack of knowledge, of deteriorating levels of education.
Quite simply all those present at the time of this woman's death should be charged either directly or indirectly with her death.

Update: So there has been a resurgence in this ritualistic primitive practice ... attendance to which is probably government funded, if not mandated and attended by government employees (obviously the 'pressure' to participate must be greatly enhanced by our increasing cultural 'preciousness') ... and they had obviously learned nothing from the 'practice effect,' their 'near miss' ... or did they? It was also believed that Ms Moses was held down and forced to drink large amounts of water through the night, and water was also syringed into her eyes.
This will happen increasingly, this burgeoning ritual abuse will dwarf the Christchurch creche fantasy ... and where are Mason Durie's comments on all of this ... he became reknowned through orthodox/conservative psychiatry and on this base he has helped 'lay the foundation' for these occurrences.
When will people learn that 'culture is a way of living,' it is constantly changing, and one would hope that such change involves embracing that which improves life.