Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Watch Kate Sheppard's portrait take shape as part of the images used to support the opening of He Tohu.Find out more at natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu
He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of 3 iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand
The documents are:
* 1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni – Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand
* 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Treaty of Waitangi
* 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition – Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine
He Tohu is presented by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, both of which are part of the Department of Internal Affairs.
Watch Kate Sheppard's portrait take shape as part of the images used to support the opening of He Tohu.Find out more at natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu
He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of 3 iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand
The documents are:
* 1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni – Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand
* 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Treaty of Waitangi
* 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition – Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine
He Tohu is presented by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, both of which are part of the Department of Internal Affairs.










