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Kōrero: He Whakaputanga – Declaration of Independence

Ko Pārena Te Tiari me tana tohu

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Baron de Thierry's coat of arms

I hangaia tēnei tohu mō Pārena Te Tiari. I kī rā ia koia te kīngi o Niu Tīreni. Nā te māharahara a te Rehireneti a Te Pūhipi ki tēnei pōhēhē a Te Tiari ka hui ia ki ngā rangatira o te Tai Tokerau kia haina i te Whakaputanga i te tau 1835. E whakaatu ana te tohu nei i te toa Māori, e mau ana i te taiaha me te pū. Kei runga ake ko te karauna. Ko tana kōrero, ‘Tenax, strength and harmony’.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-320-026

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, He Whakaputanga – Declaration of Independence – Background to the declaration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/35116/ko-parena-te-tiari-me-tana-tohu (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 28 May 2012.