The Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement made in 1840 between representatives of the British Crown and more than 500 Māori chiefs. It resulted in the declaration of British sovereignty over New Zealand by Lieutenant Governor William Hobson in May 1840. Click the links below to learn more about the Treaty from selected books, ebooks, video and websites and also find here how Ara Institute of Canterbury honours the Treaty of Waitangi principles.
Toi te kupu, toi te mana, toi te whenua
The permanence of the language, prestige and land
[Whakataukī sourced from a translation by Kingi Ihaka who credits the proverb to Tinirau of Whanganui [Te Ao Hou November 1957] meaning without the language, prestige and land, Māori culture will not exist.]
Barrister Roimata Smail (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, England, Scotland, Ireland) has written a book explaining Te Tiriti.
ISBN: 9781988591124 Publication Date: 2021
Read this short graphic novel by Ross Calman and Mark Derby or listen to the 20 minute audio which accompanies this book to help understand the history of Te Tiriti.
This seven part docudrama "what really happened" follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to the lead up to the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Below is a documentary [1 hour] about Wai 262, the Tiriti o Waitangi claim about mātauranga Māori and the unique Māori way of viewing the world, encompassing both traditional knowledge and culture.
Ara's commitment to Tiriti o Waitangi is reflected in the Ara Strategic Plan for 2020-2021 which embraces the following values for establishing relationships in a uniquely Māori way.
You can also read some of the ways the Treaty principles are honoured in the Ara Investment Plan 2019 - 2021. S ome initiatives include:
Ara is now a subsidiary of the newly formed Te Pūkenga. Te Pūkenga's commitment to Tiriti of Waitangi is outlined in their document about their Operating Model
The Treaty of Waitangi Collection brings together leading thinking on this foundational document, including works by acclaimed scholars such as Claudia Orange, Judith Binney, Vincent O’Malley, Alan Ward and Aroha Harris.
Image from New Zealand Now [Immigration New Zealand]
Stories of intrepid journeys, violence, drama and possibility that have shaped our present day.
Host: Network Waitangi Ōtautahi (NWO)
Produced By: Network Waitangi Ōtautahi (NWO), Plains FM and NASDA (National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art) at Ara
. the Wai 262 claim is really a claim about mātauranga Māori – that is, the unique Māori way of viewing the world, encompassing both traditional knowledge and culture.
Rich source of Treaty information from 5 Minute Pre-treaty Stories to Alternatives to Anti Maori Themes in News Media to Tiriti Based Practice in Health Promotion and many personal anecdotes of the meaning of Treaty.
A resource to support community organisations engaging with Treaty of Waitangi. Commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi From Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand From Christchurch City Libraries.These resources, relate to events and actions from the 1960s to the present day regarding the Treaty of Waitangi.
Includes the link to download "He Puapua" a report that prompts further conversation about the UNDRIP Declaration
Published by Archives New ZealandThese reports often include key cultural information specific to an iwi e.g. mahinga kai or food gathering culture and locations.
A Facebook page from Core Education
The theme for Ako Aotearoa's online series marks 180 years since the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. By connecting tertiary education and Te Tiriti o Waitangi we can learn from the past, share current good practices, and plan for a Tiriti-led future. The following are 5 video from this series.
Dr Rhys Jones (Senior Lecturer, Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, The University of Auckland) discusses the transformative work that has been done in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences to ensure that students understand medical health inequalities and work towards a Te Tirtiti compliant model of health provision.
Professor Margaret Mutu (The University of Auckland) discusses racism within the New Zealand tertiary education sector and how embedding the principles and values of Te Tiriti o Waitangi along with He Whakaputanga (Declaration of Independence) and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples require actions that will address the current situation in order to eliminate it.
Mamaeroa Merito and Zaine Akuhata-Huntington from Te Mana Ākonga review and provide updates on the four reports that were published in 2020 that summarised the impact of Covid-19 on Māori ākonga in four separate areas of tertiary education: universities, ITPs, ITOs and PTEs.
Dr Eruera Tārena from Tokona Te Raki Futures Collective discusses Te Tiriti-led innovation and using mātauranga Māori to create a better future for all.
Matiu Julian (Primary ITO) along with Marianne Farrell (Primary ITO) and and Tiara Ranginui (Tamaūpoko Community Trust) discusses the Tū Te Ngana Hau, their innovative project working with Māori communities to build sustainable futures through bespoke education programmes based on kaupapa Māori.
