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Story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi

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From page 1 - Creating te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi

Burning of the Boyd, 1809

Burning of the Boyd, 1809

New Zealand Company expedition

New Zealand Company expedition

Governor William Hobson

Governor William Hobson

Reconstruction of the treaty signing

Reconstruction of the treaty signing

Women signatories to te Tiriti o Waitangi

Women signatories to te Tiriti o Waitangi

From page 2 - Interpretations of te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Waitangi, 6 February 1840

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Waitangi, 6 February 1840 (1st of 9)

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Manukau–Kāwhia

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Manukau–Kāwhia (2nd of 9)

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Waikato–Manukau

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Waikato–Manukau (3rd of 9)

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Printed copy

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Printed copy (4th of 9)

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Tauranga

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Tauranga (5th of 9)

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Bay of Plenty

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Bay of Plenty (6th of 9)

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: the Herald

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: the Herald (7th of 9)

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Cook Strait

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Cook Strait (8th of 9)

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: East Coast

Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: East Coast (9th of 9)

Feast celebrating treaty signing, 1840

Feast celebrating treaty signing, 1840

Non-signing rangatira Tāraia

Non-signing rangatira Tāraia

From page 3 - The first decades after te tiriti – 1840 to 1860

Wairau incident, 1843

Wairau incident, 1843

Hōne Heke chopping down a flagpole, 1845

Hōne Heke chopping down a flagpole, 1845

Te Wherowhero

Auckland, 1859

Kīngitanga flags

Kīngitanga flags

From page 4 - Dishonouring te tiriti – 1860 to 1880

Kohimarama conference, 1860

Kohimarama conference, 1860

Naval gunboat, Waikato, 1864

Naval gunboat, Waikato, 1864

Māori land loss: North Island

Māori land loss: North Island (1st of 2)

Māori land loss: South Island

Māori land loss: South Island (2nd of 2)

Māori and European population numbers, 1840–1881

Māori and European population numbers, 1840–1881

Treaty claim, Mt Maunganui

Treaty claim, Mt Maunganui

From page 5 - Māori responses to te tiriti – 1880 to 1900

Paora Tūhaere, 1878

Paora Tūhaere, 1878

Petition to the prime minister, 1908

Petition to the prime minister, 1908

First Māori MPs: Tāreha Te Moananui

First Māori MPs: Tāreha Te Moananui (1st of 3)

First Māori MPs: Frederick Nene Russell

First Māori MPs: Frederick Nene Russell (2nd of 3)

First Māori MPs: Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi

First Māori MPs: Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi (3rd of 3)

Kotahitanga parliament, 1897

Kotahitanga parliament, 1897

From page 6 - Implementing te tiriti – 1900 to 1940

Later Māori MPs

Later Māori MPs

Rotorua lakes agreement, 1922

Rotorua lakes agreement, 1922

Hui at Waitangi, 1934

Hui at Waitangi, 1934

Centenary of the treaty signing, 1940

Centenary of the treaty signing, 1940

From page 7 - Honouring te tiriti – 1940 to 2000s

Māori land march, 1975

Māori land march, 1975

Treaty protest posters: ‘The treaty is a fraud’

Treaty protest posters: ‘The treaty is a fraud’ (1st of 2)

Treaty protest posters: ‘What is there to celebrate?’

Treaty protest posters: ‘What is there to celebrate?’ (2nd of 2)

Waitangi Day protest, 1984

Waitangi Day protest, 1984

Waitangi Tribunal meets at Ōrākei

Waitangi Tribunal meets at Ōrākei

Treaty 2U

Interior of room with person looking at paper documents in glass cabinets.

How to cite this page:

Claudia Orange, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-tiriti-o-waitangi-the-treaty-of-waitangi/media (accessed 6 June 2023)

Story by Claudia Orange, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 28 Mar 2023 with assistance from Claudia Orange