He whakaaturanga mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Ka toro haere tēnei whakaaturanga i ētahi o ngā tātai kōrero mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi me nga āhuatanga o ngā whakataunga Tiriti ki Tāmaki Makaurau nei.
This display explores some of the history surrounding the Treaty of Waitangi, and Treaty settlement process here in Auckland.
![Pearl shell lure. This fishing lure made from tropical black-lipped pearl shell (Pinctada margaritifera) was found in a 1964 archaeological excavation at Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula. The lure is highly significant because it was made in East Polynesia and brought here, on a waka, with the Polynesian settlers of Aotearoa.]()
Pearl shell lure. This fishing lure made from tropical black-lipped pearl shell (Pinctada margaritifera) was found in a 1964 archaeological excavation at Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula. The lure is highly significant because it was made in East Polynesia and brought here, on a waka, with the Polynesian settlers of Aotearoa.
Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. AU1785.
He whakaaturanga mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi
I hainatia te Tiriti i te tau 1840 e ngā rangatira 500, neke atu, o te iwi Māori me te Karauna o Ingarangi.
Ka noho hei tohu mō te whanaungatanga motuhake o ngā iwi o tēnei whenua – e mau tonu nei te noho hei hoa tiriti, ā, e whakahoutia tonutia nei, i ēnei rā.
Peka mai ki te ako i ētahi atu mea mō te Tiriti o Waitangi, me ngā whakataunga tiriti, rā roto i ngā reo o ēnei rā, me ngā kōrero whaiaro mai a te tangata.
Hei tāpiri tēnei whakaaturanga ki te Ara Tiriti e whakaaturia ana i ngā taiwhanga o te papa o raro, taea noatia te Tīhema.
Treaty of Waitangi exhibit
The Treaty was signed in 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and more than 500 Māori rangatira (chiefs).
It symbolises the unique relationship between the peoples of this nation a relationship that continues to evolve today.
Learn more about the Treaty of Waitangi and the settlement process through contemporary voices and personal stories from a range of perspectives.
This exhibit supplements the Treaty Trail on display in the ground-floor galleries until December.
Treaty of Waitangi timeline
To view the Treaty of Waitangi timeline online, in both te reo Māori and English, click on one of the images below:
