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Māori and Indigenous Studies: Treaty of Waitangi

This Library and Study Guide is to assist students who are studying Māori at the University of Canterbury and Faculty of Education.

External Links

Introductory Resources

Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi, 1840. (2017). Wellington, New Zealand: Archives New Zealand, Te Rua Mahara o Te Kāwanatanga; National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa; Bridget Williams Books. Ebook.

Consedine, R., & Consedine, J. (2012). Healing our history: The challenge of the Treaty of Waitangi. Auckland, New Zealand: Penguin. 

O'Malley, V., Stirling, B., & Penetito, W. (Eds.). (2010). The Treaty of Waitangi companion: Māori and Pākehā from Tasman to today. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.​ (A collection of excerpts from primary sources).

Orange, C. (2004). An illustrated history of the Treaty of Waitangi. Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books.

Orange, C. (2011). The Treaty of Waitangi. Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books.

Ward, A. (1999). An unsettled history: Treaty claims in New Zealand today. ​Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books.

Principles of the Treaty

Te Puni Kōkiri. (2001). He tirohanga o kawa ti te Tiriti o Waitangi: A guide to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi as expressed by the Court and the Waitangi Tribunal. Wellington, New Zealand: Author. Prepared as a resource for policy analysts called upon to formulate policy and advise on the application of Treaty principles. Provides a comprehensive selection of jurisprudence from the Courts and Waitangi Tribunal to 2001.

Hayward, J. (2004). "Flowing from the Treaty's words": The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. In J. Hayward & N. R. Wheen (Eds.), The Waitangi Tribunal: Te Roopu Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi (pp. 29-40). Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books. Ebook.

​Palmer, M. S. R. (2008). The Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand's law and constitution. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. 

What the Treaty Means Today

Belgrave, M., Kawharu, M., & Williams, D. (2005). Waitangi revisited: Perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi. South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.

Bell, R., Kawharu, M., Taylor, K., Belgrave, M., & Meihana, P. (Eds). (2017). The Treaty on the ground: Where we are headed, and why it matters. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press.

Tawhai, V. M. H., & Gray-Sharp, K. (2011). Always speaking: The Treaty of Waitangi and public policy. Wellington, New Zealand: Huia Publishers. Ebook.

Wheen, N. R., & Hayward, J. (2012). Treaty of Waitangi settlements. Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books with the New Zealand Law Foundation. Ebook.

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