Some of these questions might help you make a decision about being hapū:
Does a pēpi fit with my plans for my life from here?
Would a pregnancy and pēpi change my plans?
What about my education and career?
How do I feel about being responsible for a pēpi?
Is this a good time to have a pēpi?
Do I have the skills and support to be a parent?
What is my relationship with the person I had sex with? Do I want to remain connected to them through a child? Will they help me whatever I decide to do?
Am I ready to be a parent?
Is my whānau already complete?
Will I tell my parents? My whānau? Will they support me whatever I decide?
If I have the pēpi who will help me? Where will I live? Where will the money come from?
Is there someone in my whānau who could support me and my child, or would want to raise my pēpi?
How do I feel about adoption, guardianship, or whāngai? Is there another option that might work for me?