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He Whakaputanga: The Declaration of Independence, 1835

This book contains an introduction by Dr Vincent O’Malley, setting the historical context of He Whakaputanga; portraits of some signatories; a full-colour reproduction of He Whakaputanga, accompanied by a brief discussion of the document and its content; a map identifying the principal residences of He Whakaputanga signatories at the time of signing; short biographies of the signatories and witnesses, many with extraordinary and fascinating detail; texts of He Whakaputanga in both te reo Māori and English; the archival story of He Whakaputanga.

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