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Waitangi marae at Te Tii in 1880
This photograph shows the Waitangi marae at Te Tii in 1880, with the meeting house Te Tiriti o Waitangi (foreground) and the Waitangi Treaty memorial (right of meeting house). The photograph was taken...
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Ngā Wāhi – Treaty Signing Occasions
The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed on 6 February 1840. Over the next seven months, nine copies of the treaty (including the Waitangi sheet) were signed at many different locations. In some cases...
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Ngā tohu – treaty signatories
In 1840 more than 500 rangatira (chiefs) signed the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, an agreement between Māori and the British Crown.When complete, Ngā tohu – treaty signatories...
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Declaration of Independence signed by northern chiefs
Thirty-four northern chiefs signed a Declaration of Independence - He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tirene - at a hui called by the British Resident, James Busby, at his home at Waitangi in the...
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Network Waitangi Ōtautahi
Treaty of Waitangi poster (Network Waitangi Ōtautahi)With Covid-19 dominating our lives at present, it is easy to forget all the other work that continues as we prepare for the compulsory teaching of...
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Teaching Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Watercolour depicting the signing of te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi (ATL, A-114-038)Te Tiriti/the Treaty has been variously described as a founding document, a sacred covenant and a...
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Stories in the land field trip
Bronze relief from Queen Victoria statue, Wellington (Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture & Heritage)Field trips are a fantastic way for students and teachers to develop shared experiences outside...
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