Te Tiriti o Waitangi
What is the difference between Te Tiriti and The Treaty? What are the articles? How does it apply to us today? The resources below can help to answer some of these questions. Te Tiriti o Waitangi the most important document for Tangata Tiriti living in Aotearoa. One of the most common misconceptions is that Te Tiriti is about Māori, but really it is about the limits of Crown power and how Tangata Tiriti are able to be in Aotearoa, and what our responsiblilities are.
Translations - read Te Tiriti:
The whole treaty is less than a page, it is totally worth reading it if you haven't before. Make sure to look at a more recently translated version, rather than the original English version to properly understand Te Tiriti. Below is an awesome reading guide made by Tamaki Treaty Workers, and a comparison of the original and newly translated English versions (with notes) by Hugh Kauwharu.
Websites:
TREATY 2 U tells the story of New Zealand’s founding document: the Treaty of Waitangi. It covers the events that led up to the Treaty. It explains what is written in the documents, and the crucial differences between the Māori and English versions.
Resources from the Treaty and anti-racism movements, events and actions from the 1960s to today. Make sure to have a look at the historical overview and the true/false quiz.
Exerpts from a museum exhibition on Te Tiriti, as well as He Wakaputanga and Womens Suffrage Petition. It looks at the history of these documents and provides links to other great resources.
Film:
A 7 part educational TV show depicting reenactments of the events leading up to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document.
Overviews:
Inspired by an epiphany at the Waitangi Treaty grounds in 2000, and after learning New Zealand’s founding document was actually several pieces of paper, comedian Mike King went on a quest to learn the stories behind Te Tiriti O Waitangi.
Episode 4 of this podcast and video series focuses on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, as part of telling the story of New Zealand and its people from its geological origins to modern day.
Many websites on our history have pages about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, giving an overview of its background, who wrote it, who signed it, what each version says and much more.
Archives New Zealand
Te Ara
New Zealand History
Waitangi Tribunal
Books:
By Ross Calman, Mark Derby and Toby Morris
This graphic novel provides a fresh approach to the story of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document. It covers a wide time span, from the arrival of Polynesian explorers to the signing of Te Tiriti, to the New Zealand Wars, and through to the modern-day Treaty settlement process.
By Claudia Orange
Claudia Orange’s writing on the Treaty has contributed to New Zealanders’ understanding of this history for over thirty years. In this new edition of her popular illustrated history, Dr Orange brings the narrative of Te Tiriti up to date, covering major developments in iwi claims and Treaty settlements.