New Zealand History: The Treaty of Waitangi

New Zealand History: The Treaty of Waitangi

A collection of webpages on the Treaty of Waitangi. Includes information about: events leading to the signing of the Treaty and subsequent events, the Treaty texts, the nine sheets of the Treaty and signatories, Waitangi Day, the Treaty in practice, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week, and short biographies of people associated with the Treaty.

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The Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Illustrated History

The Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Illustrated History

In this new edition of her popular illustrated history, Dr Orange brings the narrative of Te Tiriti/Treaty up to date, covering major developments in iwi claims and Treaty settlements – including the ‘personhood’ established for the Whanganui River and Te Urewera, applications for customary title in the foreshore and seabed, and critical matters of intellectual property, language and political partnership.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi: The Treaty of Waitangi, 1840

Te Tiriti o Waitangi: The Treaty of Waitangi, 1840

This book contains an introduction by Dr Claudia Orange that explains the context for the Treaty signings; portraits of some signatories; full-colour reproductions of the nine sheets of the Treaty, accompanied by a brief discussion of the documents and their content; a map identifying where the Treaty was signed and the number of
signatories; short biographies of the 540 signatories and of the Treaty’s witnesses, making a valuable contribution to the ongoing task of building collective knowledge of the Treaty and its participants; texts of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in both te reo Māori and English; the archival story of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

He Whakaputanga: The Declaration of Independence, 1835

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.