Treaty of Waitangi

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Image: Spectators at Waitangi treaty celebrations, Waitangi

Spectators at Waitangi treaty celebrations, Waitangi

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Signing the Treaty of Waitangi

Signing the Treaty of Waitangi

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Signing the Treaty of Waitangi

Signing the Treaty of Waitangi

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed

Where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Invoking the Treaty of Waitangi

Invoking the Treaty of Waitangi

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Waitangi protest

Waitangi protest

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: The three articles of the Treaty of Waitangi

The three articles of the Treaty of Waitangi

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Waitangi 2008 [poster]

Waitangi 2008 [poster]

Puke Ariki

Image: Hīkoi to Waitangi

Hīkoi to Waitangi

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: THE FIRST PAGE OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI (Evening Post, 07 November 1939)

THE FIRST PAGE OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI (Evening Post, 07 November 1939)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Mitchell, Leonard Cornwall, 1901-1971 :[A reconstruction of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, 1840]. 1949.

Mitchell, Leonard Cornwall, 1901-1971 :[A reconstruction of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, 1840]. 1949.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Apirana Ngata, Waitangi Day, 1940

Apirana Ngata, Waitangi Day, 1940

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Treaty protest posters: ‘The treaty is a fraud’

Treaty protest posters: ‘The treaty is a fraud’

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Creating understanding about the Treaty

Creating understanding about the Treaty

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Tino rangatiratanga flags at Parliament

Tino rangatiratanga flags at Parliament

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: William Colenso in 1868

William Colenso in 1868

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Ngāi Tahu settlement

Ngāi Tahu settlement

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Ngāi Tahu settlement, Parliament, 1996

Ngāi Tahu settlement, Parliament, 1996

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Ngāi Tahu pursue their claim

Ngāi Tahu pursue their claim

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Ngāi Tahu deed of sale

Ngāi Tahu deed of sale

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Ngāi Tahu treaty claim hui, 1907

Ngāi Tahu treaty claim hui, 1907

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: United Tribes’ flag: Ngāi Tahu flag

United Tribes’ flag: Ngāi Tahu flag

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: The Ngai Tahu land claim : rival committees' differences.

The Ngai Tahu land claim : rival committees' differences.

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngai Tahu Memorial, Kaiapohia, Woodend, Canterbury, 21 November 1982

Ngai Tahu Memorial, Kaiapohia, Woodend, Canterbury, 21 November 1982

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Totaranui, where the Ngai Tahu tribe first landed in the South Island, under Kahukare te Paku and Tu Maro

Totaranui, where the Ngai Tahu tribe first landed in the South Island, under Kahukare te Paku and Tu Maro

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Photographer unknown :Portrait of Tuarea, Ngai Tahu chief of Taieri Mouth

Photographer unknown :Portrait of Tuarea, Ngai Tahu chief of Taieri Mouth

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Plan of Kaiapoi pā

Plan of Kaiapoi pā

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Hōne Taare Tīkao, about 1896

Hōne Taare Tīkao, about 1896

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Hōri Kerei Taiaroa, 1903

Hōri Kerei Taiaroa, 1903

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Hōri Kerei Taiaroa, his wife and grandchildren

Hōri Kerei Taiaroa, his wife and grandchildren

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Tini Kerei Taiaroa, who spent much of her long life caring for her children, grandchildren and extended family

Tini Kerei Taiaroa, who spent much of her long life caring for her children, grandchildren and extended family

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: "The natives assembled in front of the Arowhenua Pa meeting house, Temuka"

"The natives assembled in front of the Arowhenua Pa meeting house, Temuka"

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Group of young Maori on steps of Parliament

Group of young Maori on steps of Parliament

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Te Rangihaeata

Te Rangihaeata

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Delegates who attended a representative Maori gathering at Arowhenua Pa, Temuka

Delegates who attended a representative Maori gathering at Arowhenua Pa, Temuka

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Te Rehe, Katihuirapa. Oct 9 [1848. Waiteruati Pa].

Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Te Rehe, Katihuirapa. Oct 9 [1848. Waiteruati Pa].

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maori carnival at Lancaster Park

Maori carnival at Lancaster Park

Christchurch City Libraries