Resources

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Hard copies of seven resources listed below are available to order from NWO. They are
- our NWŌ Treaty and Declaration posters for which we invite koha
- the NWŌ Questions & Answers booklet which has a price attached (@$5 + p&p)
- Briefing Paper on the forthcoming National Action Plan Against Racism which has a price attached (@$5 + p&p)
- both Decolonisation posters for which we invite koha
- Alternatives to Anti-Maori themes in the media which has a price attached (@$2 + p&p)
- Passage of Maori Land into Pakeha Ownership which has a price attached (@$2 + p&p)
- Ngā Rerenga pdf. booklet which has a price attached (@$5 + p&p)

To arrange a supply of hard copies send an email to Network Waitangi Ōtautahi (NWO) office@nwo.org.nz indicating how many are needed and supplying a postal address. Payments and koha can be made into our SBS account: 03 1369 0284642 00. Please add your name in the reference section.

Hard copies can also be collected by arrangement at Te Whakaruruhau ki Otautahi Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam St, Christchurch

1840 Treaty and 1835 Declaration Posters

This NEW 2018 EDITION of the NWO Treaty poster includes the new expression in English of the text in te reo and the summary of the 2014 Waitangi Tribunal conclusions of WAI 1040 which record, among other points, that the rangatira who signed the Treaty did not cede their sovereignty to Britain.

The poster is made available with the associated 1835 Declaration of Independence poster.

Questions and Answers Booklet

Questions and Answers – 2018 EDITION. This updated edition also includes the 2018 expression in English of te reo text of Te Tiriti. It is relevant for people who want to gain a basic knowledge about the Treaty of Waitangi and its implications, as well as for those who want to refresh and update their understanding.

5 Minute Pre-Treaty Stories

PODCASTS NOW AVAILABLE!
A collection of short stories about encounters between between Maori and European prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. When digested collectively, a larger story unfolds.

NWO OUTLINE OF SOME PRE-TREATY HISTORY

Carbon dating of the remains of the Pacific rat, Kiore exulans, has revealed that there were visitors to Aotearoa from the Pacific region circa 2000 years ago. They do not settle, but introduce the rat. 800-1200 The explorers Kupe, Toi and Whatonga visit Aotearoa and return to their homes in centralPolynesia. Polynesian settlers come to…

NWO Educational Posts

Short posts of educational content that relate to the Treaty.

NWŌ Basic Summary

A brief outline of our work.

Re-imagining the future

NWO’s contribution to the Iwi Chairs Forum 2020 call encouraging people to share their vision in re-imagining the future for New Zealand post-Covid-19.

Recent changes in the social context

FOCUSING ON THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF TE TIRITI O WAITANGI In April 2018, Network Waitangi Ōtautahi published an updated poster which includes a new expression in English of the text of the Treaty in te reo Māori. Our description of this being an ‘expression’ rather than a ‘translation’ is deliberate and important. Most te…

Who are Tangata Tiriti?

At Waitangi in 1989 when he was chair of the Waitangi Tribunal, Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie, current chair of the Māori Council, referred to non-Māori as Tangata Tiriti: those who belong to this land by right of te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi and human rights legislation podcast episode – Speak Up Kōrerotia

Speak-up Kōrerotia Podcast Episode Guests: Paul Hunt (Chief Commissioner, Human Rights Commission), Katherine Peet (Network Waitangi Ōtautahi) and Richard Tankersley (Ngai Tahu).

Maranga Mai

The impact of colonisation, racism and white supremacy on tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand. Published by Te Kāhui Tika Tangata / Human Rights Commission in February, 2023.

Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama

Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama is a community engagement report to inform the development of a National Action Plan Against Racism. Published by the Te Kāhui Tika Tangata / Human Rights Commission in November 2022.

Read more Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama

The Passage of Māori Land into Pākehā Ownership – a Māori view

Information in this document attempts to show some of the methods used to alienate Maori land rather than actual alienations, although some actual cases are briefly mentioned by way of illustration.
In an endeavour to be brief not all methods legislative or otherwise are documented.
By Betty Whaitiri Williams

Ani Mikaere – Keynote speaker at the Community Waikato Conference, ‘Strengthening through stories’

Ani Mikaere (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou) is a barrister and solicitor and teaches Māori law and philosophy. Listen to her powerful address: Striving to become redundant: How the community sector can honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi The colonial state of New Zealand has been built upon a foundation of economic inequality, quite literally constructed on…

NWŌ Treaty Implementation Chart

In our NWŌ approach we refer to the way that all five aspects of the Treaty need to be taken together. This NWŌ Treaty Implementation Chart sets out each of those five aspects for action to decide: what next? who will you work with? how will you know it is done?

Te Tiriti in 15 languages

Information about Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 15 languages, produced by Tangata Tiriti – Treaty People. Order printed copies or download as PDFs.

The Easy Read book about the Treaty

The Easy Read book about the Treaty of Waitangi gives a concise history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, from the 1835 Declaration to modern-day protest and settlements. By Nicolina Newcombe with Ingrid Jones. This book is available to purchase here and is suitable for:

Te Tiriti Based Futures 2022 Presentations

Transcripts and videos from an incredible line up of speakers and leaders discussing topics including institutional racism and anti-racism, decolonisation, building Te Tiriti-based futures and transforming our constitution

Understanding the Treaty with everyone who does not have a Maori ancestor

The affirmation in 2010 by the New Zealand Government of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples formally recognized the indigenous status of tangata whenua. This recognition raises the question of the status of those of us who do not have a Maori ancestor.

Decolonisation Posters

These posters, produced by Tamaki Treaty workers have been developed as part of the Tiriti-based futures + Anti-racism 2020 programme.

The are available in hard and electronic form.

The Treaty of Waitangi:Speaking to a Treaty worker in Aotearoa

3CR 855 AM’s Emma Kefford interviews Katherine Peet on the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Report of Matike Mai Aotearoa – The Independent Working Group on Constitutional Transformation

This report is the result of 252 hui between 2012 and 2015.

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Te Whakapuakitanga o te Runanga Whakakotahi i ngä Iwi o te Ao mo ngä Tika o ngä Iwi Taketake

United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

– bilingual version in both te reo Māori and English –

He Puapua

A Government report designed to respond to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People’s (UNDRIP).

NATIONAL ACTION PLAN AGAINST RACISM

BRIEFING PAPER on the forthcoming NATIONAL ACTION PLAN AGAINST RACISM Hard copies are available from NWŌ for $5 + p&p.

Refreshing Human Rights for our times : The role of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

HRC Chief Commissioner Paul Hunt’s engaging talk on ‘Refreshing Human Rights for our times : The role of Te Tiriti o Waitangi’.

The Treaty of Waitangi in our National Life

The Treaty of Waitangi in our National Life presentation by Morgan Godfery to NWO AGM on 12 October 2017.

Videos from the He Tohu exhibition (created by contributors and vistors)

He Tohu is a permanent exhibition at the National Library of three iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand.

Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti

Reflections from Third Sector Organisations (TSOs) engaging with the Treaty at different stages of their Treaty voyages.

Joan Cook Memorial Essay – State of the Pākehā Nation Speeches

Since 2006 the Treaty education group Network Waitangi Whangarei and Te Taumata Kaumatua o Ngapuhi have organised events in the north and invited different speakers to present an essay in memory of Joan Cook who was very active in Treaty work – they have come to be referred to as a ‘State of the Nation’ speech.

Commitment to a Treaty-based Multicultural New Zealand

This Federation of Multicultural Councils Multicultural New Zealand has shared this statement (on which NWO worked with them). This expression of their commitment to a Treaty-based multicultural future is made available for others to consider.

Alternatives to anti-Māori themes in news media

The news media are not neutral or objective. Research shows that the news repeats and reinforces negative themes about Māori that date from the earliest days of colonisation.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi-based practice in health promotion

This free comprehensive resource from STIR: Stop Institutional Racism offers guidance for all who work in the health sector to manage and develop their Treaty based practice.

Documentary on Te Tiriti o Waitangi from France (in English)

Antoine Frere, one of the French film makers of this recent documentary on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, has given permission for the above YouTube link to be made available through the NWO website.

Tangata Tiriti – Treaty People

An interactive programme on the Treaty of Waitangi.

Nga Puhi Speaks

Ngapuhi Nui Tonu kaumatua decided to appoint an independent panel to attend all the Waitangi Tribunal hearings on WAI1040, conduct research and write a report.

Embedding Maori and Treaty Rights in our nation’s constitution – what can each of us do?

A talk and conversation at the NWO AGM by Professor David V Williams, Professor of Law, Auckland/Tamaki Makaurau, on 4 November 2010.

Linguistic Evidence of Patu Hohepa to WAI1040

This is the evidence presented by Patu Hohepa to the Waitangi Tribunal in the matter of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 (as amended), and in the matter of the Te Paparahi O Te Raki Tribunal Inquiry, on 22 September 2010.

Brief of Evidence of Moana Jackson to WAI1040

This is the brief of evidence presented by Moana Jackson to the Waitangi Tribunal in the matter of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, and claims in Te Paparahi O Te Raki Inquiry, on 13 September 2010.

A Treaty-Based Multicultural Future

This statement was prepared for the NZ Federation of Multicultural Councils’ workshop at the Human Rights Commission Diversity Forum, Wellington, August 2009.

Strong Sustainability for New Zealand: Principles and Scenarios

The booklet ‘Strong Sustainability for New Zealand: Principles and Scenarios’ seeks to answer two questions: What does true sustainability look like and how can we get from here to there?

Developing a vision for the future of Aotearoa, by Mark Solomon

The Treaty of Waitangi is a partnership document that lets Ngai Tahu become engaged in important issues to advance the interests of the tribe and those of the wider community.

Justice Durie (DVD)

This documentary looks at the influential factors in Justice Durie’s life as well as the surrounding historical and political factors that lead to the articulation of a truth in Aotearoa-New Zealand’s history.

Te Whare, The House (film)

This film was written as a historical parable to engage people with te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of Waitangi.

Earth Charter

The Earth Charter pays special attention to indigenous peoples (Principle 3, item 12).

NWO submission to the Foreshore and Seabed Act Ministerial Review, 21 April 2009

The NWO oral submission to the Foreshore and Seabed Act Ministerial Review meeting in Christchurch on 21 April 2009.

Becoming Tangata Tiriti: One Person’s Story

Presentation at Kaiapoi on Waitangi Day 2008

Te Mana i Waitangi: Human Rights and the Treaty of Waitangi, by Bill Hamilton

At the NWO ‘Indigenous Rights – A Win-Win?’ event on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (4th December 2007).

Treaty is about rights of all NZers

In The Press (Thursday 11 October 2007). Non-Maori need to recognise that the Treaty of Waitangi is about their rights as much as it is about Maori.

Subsidiarity

This summary from Elizabeth Mackie explains the principle of subsidiarity.

Sustaining Our Communities

New Zealanders spend more time on unpaid work than on paid work. Contributions of paid and unpaid work and the value of voluntary work (11 October 2007).

Who Owns the Water?, by Mark Solomon

Presentation to Engineers for Social Responsibility (09 October 2007).

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples i Te Reo (02 October 2007)

In Te reo and English.

The Relevance of the Treaty Today

The Treaty was signed in 1840, but what has it got to do with today?

The People’s Charter

This charter was adopted by the National Peoples Assembly in 1994.