Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Hear a kōrero from the He Tohu exhibition with Prof Charlotte Macdonald, Prof Marilyn Waring, Mihingarangi Forbes, Prof Rawinia Higgins and Dr Jackie Blue.
"For such a tiny country in the world yes, we should be proud of that, and the notion that we led the whole world by believing a woman has her own thoughts different to those of a man."
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 with Prof Charlotte Macdonald, Prof Marilyn Waring, Mihingarangi Forbes, Prof Rawinia Higgins and Dr Jackie Blue.
"For such a tiny country in the world yes, we should be proud of that, and the notion that we led the whole world by believing a woman has her own thoughts different to those of a man."
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.
