Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Hear a kōrero from the He Tohu exhibition about He Whakaputanga with Kate Martin, Prof Dame Anne Salmond, Dr Vincent O'Malley, Dr Claudia Orange, DNZM and Prof Michael Belgrave.
"Māori themselves experimenting with new forms of governance because in the process of welcoming Pākehā to New Zealand they are also experiencing problems and issues for the first time ever."
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.
Hear a kōrero from the He Tohu exhibition about He Whakaputanga with Kate Martin, Prof Dame Anne Salmond, Dr Vincent O'Malley, Dr Claudia Orange, DNZM and Prof Michael Belgrave.
"Māori themselves experimenting with new forms of governance because in the process of welcoming Pākehā to New Zealand they are also experiencing problems and issues for the first time ever."
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.
