Te Tiriti o Waitangi | the Treaty of Waitangi — and its history

Illustration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, February 6, 1840

Image credit: The Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, February 6, 1840 by Marcus King. Archives New Zealand on Flickr. Some rights reserved. Image cropped.

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Te Tiriti o Waitangi | the Treaty of Waitangi

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  • Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, 1840 by Archives NZ, 2017

  • Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi by Ross Calman, Mark Derby, and translated by Piripi Walker, 2019

  • The Little Kiwi and the Treaty by Nikki Slade Robinson, 2018

  • The Treaty of Waitangi by Claudia Orange, 2011

  • The Treaty of Waitangi Companion: Māori and Pākehā From Tasman to Today edited by Vincent O’Malley, Bruce Stirling, and Wally Penetito, 2010

  • The Treaty of Waitangi in Tauranga: Te Tiriti o Waitangi ki Tauranga Moana by Debbie McCauley, 2018

  • The Treaty / Te Tiriti by Mere Whaanga, nā Liz Hunkin i whakamāori, 2003

  • The Tree Hut Treaty by Wiremu Grace, 2006

  • Waitangi: A Living Treaty by Matthew Wright, 2019

  • Waitangi Day: The New Zealand Story: What It Is and Why It Matters by Philippa Werry, 2015.

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