Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Hear a kōrero from the He Tohu exhibition with Rahiri Wharerau, Leah Bell, Hinepounamu Apanui-Barr, Ngahuia Piripi, Sonny Ngatai, Whitu-Waiariki Ake.
"Ki a au nei he kaupapa nui te Tiriti o Waitangi. He kaupapa i tūhonohono i ngā iwi o Aotearoa. Āe, ki a au nei ki tēnei reanga he mea hirahira kia mōhio tātou ki ngā hītori. Ki ngā kōrero o te Tiriti, hei oranga mō te iwi, mō te motu whānui o Aotearoa."
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 Rahiri Wharerau, Leah Bell, Hinepounamu Apanui-Barr, Ngahuia Piripi, Sonny Ngatai, Whitu-Waiariki Ake.
"Ki a au nei he kaupapa nui te Tiriti o Waitangi. He kaupapa i tūhonohono i ngā iwi o Aotearoa. Āe, ki a au nei ki tēnei reanga he mea hirahira kia mōhio tātou ki ngā hītori. Ki ngā kōrero o te Tiriti, hei oranga mō te iwi, mō te motu whānui o Aotearoa."
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.
