LibGuides: Built Environment: Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Archives New Zealand - Te Tiriti o Waitangi

"Te Tiriti o Waitangi – The Treaty of Waitangi is not a single large sheet of paper but a group of nine documents: seven on paper and two on parchment. Together they represent an agreement drawn up between representatives of the British Crown on the one hand and representatives of Māori iwi and hapū on the other. Named after the place in the Bay of Islands where it was first signed on 6 February 1840, the Treaty was also signed at locations around the country over a seven-month period." - Archives New Zealand.

Click on the image to read more about the chronology of events of the signings of Te Tiriti.

Click on the image to take you to our BWB Treaty of Waitangi eBook collection.

Tiriti-based futures + Anti-racism is an innovative (inter)national, online and offline, Tiriti-based, anti-racism and decolonisation event in Aotearoa.

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Recordings of previous conferences can also be found on their YouTube channel here.

Te Ara - Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, was meant to be a partnership between Māori and the British Crown. Although it was intended to create unity, different understandings of the treaty, and breaches of it, have caused conflict. From the 1970s the general public gradually came to know more about the treaty, and efforts to honour the treaty and its principles expanded.
Where do Pasifika fit in the Treaty of Waitangi?
Waitangi Day conjures up different things for different people, but what does it mean for the thousands of Pasifika who live in Aotearoa?
Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti
Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti responds to the aspiration of groups and organisations within the community sector to be more engaged with the Treaty of Waitangi. It brings together many years of practice and reflection by Treaty practitioners, community organisations, and mana whenua. In doing so, it provides guidance, inspiration and sustenance to community organisations engaging with the Treaty.
Whenua: Our Land, Our History
An interactive map of New Zealand showing how Māori land passed into Pākehā ownership and the stories surrounding it.

The Waitangi Tribunal is a standing commission of inquiry. It makes recommendations on claims brought by Māori relating to legislation, policies, actions or omissions of the Crown that are alleged to breach the promises made in the Treaty of Waitangi.