The Treaty of Waitangi - Te Tiriti o Waitangi Resources
On Our Shelves
We have a wide selection of books on various aspects of the Treaty. Treaty of Waitangi Reports are available in the Māori Section at Hastings Library.
Internet Links
There are many online resources and these can be accessed in our libraries (for no charge) as well as at home.
New Zealand History Online
www.nzhistory.net.nz/category/tid/133
Covers the following:
- The Treaty in brief
- Read the Treaty - in English and Māori (includes transcripts)
- Making the Treaty - getting agreement and the journeys to gather signatories
- Waitangi Day - the story of New Zealand's national day
- Treaty timeline
- Background to the Treaty
- The Treaty in practice
- Māori Language Week
- Treaty biographies
- Links to other useful websites on the Treaty
- www.nzhistory.net.nz/handsonhistory/treaty-of-waitangi-links
Archives New Zealand
www.archives.govt.nz/exhibitions/treaty
The Treaty of Waitangi is "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 one hand and representatives of Māori iwi and hapū on the other."
View the nine documents held at Archives New Zealand on this site, download or order copies. Site also has a Documents Timeline.
Treaty 2U
The touring exhibition, also extensive online resources and cool stuff from Te Papa, National Library of New Zealand and Archives New Zealand.
Office of Treaty Settlements
Find out here about the process of Treaty settlements. What is a settlement? Explains the negotiation process, read documents and more.
Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Official website of the Waitangi National Trust and the Treaty Grounds. It was here on 6 February 1840 that the Treaty of Waitangi was first signed.
Radio New Zealand / Sound Archives
www.radionz.co.nz/popular/treaty/treaty_home
Listen to interviews, lectures, news coverage, documentaries on Treaty topics.
Human Rights Commission
www.hrc.co.nz/resources/#treatyow
Includes a link to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
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