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Story: Kāwanatanga – Māori engagement with the state

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Defining kāwanatanga

  3. Implementing kāwanatanga

  4. Containing Māori opposition

  5. Sharing kāwanatanga

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Defining kāwanatanga

Māori settlement, Bay of Islands, about 1835

Māori settlement, Bay of Islands, about 1835

1835 Declaration of Independence

1835 Declaration of Independence

Te Tiriti o Waitangi, 1840

Te Tiriti o Waitangi, 1840

Ian (Hugh) Kawharu, 1992

Ian (Hugh) Kawharu, 1992

Tino rangatiratanga flag, 2010

Tino rangatiratanga flag, 2010

From page 2 - Implementing kāwanatanga

Customary muru, late 19th century

Customary muru, late 19th century

Māori newspaper, 1861

Māori newspaper, 1861

Te puni hōia ki Waitara, i te tau 1860

Military camp, Waitara, 1860 (1st of 2)

Te puni o Ngā Hōia Raiwhara o Taranaki, i te takiwā o te tau 1881

Taranaki Rifles camp, around 1881 (2nd of 2)

Te taua pirihimana, ki Te Urewera, i te Paengawhāwhā i te tau 1916

Armed police, Urewera, April 1916

From page 3 - Containing Māori opposition

Land in Māori ownership, 1860

Land in Māori ownership, 1860

Kohimarama conference, 1860

Kohimarama conference, 1860

Rūnanga system, 1861

Rūnanga system, 1861

Ahipara Native Land Court

Ahipara Native Land Court

Tāreha Te Moananui

Tāreha Te Moananui (1st of 3)

Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi

Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi (2nd of 3)

Frederick Nene Russell

Frederick Nene Russell (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Sharing kāwanatanga

Kotahitanga parliament, Ōrākei, 1879

Kotahitanga parliament, Ōrākei, 1879

Mahuta Te Wherowhero

Mahuta Te Wherowhero

Foreshore and seabed protest, 2004

Foreshore and seabed protest, 2004

How to cite this page:

Paul Meredith and Rawinia Higgins, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/kawanatanga-maori-engagement-with-the-state/media (accessed 29 March 2023)

Story by Paul Meredith and Rawinia Higgins, published 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Aug 2016

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