Digital Resource Library Search

These resources, from the Treaty and anti-racism movements, relate to events and actions from the 1960s to the present day. They come from a number of collections being held by TRC that are presently being digitised.

You can search by keyword or by categories, e.g., Formal group, (groups that feature in the resource); Sector (housing, health, education, media, etc.); Historical period; Format (type of resource, e.g., pamphlet, poster, report, letter, etc.) Your feedback and suggestions are appreciated.

Title Primary author Content description Table of contents
Draft Paper: Peace Council of Aotearoa NZ, Hon Geoffrey Palmer - Democrat or Quisling? Peace Council of Aotearoa This draft paper explores constitutional issues related to the Treaty and Geoffrey Palmer's Constitutional Act 1986.

1.0 A Case for a Written Constitution, 2.0 Geoffrey Palmer, 3.0 Haydens Case, 4.0 Maori Sovereignty
Education and Racism: some recent contributions Gabriel, John This essay is a review of publications - the titles of which are listed in contents.

Language in a Black Community, Education for All, Racism Education and the State, Education and Vocational Experiences of 15-18 year old Young People of Minority Ethnic Groups
Education and Te Tiriti o Waitangi - A course application and outline Herzog, Christine Several different documents collectively related to gaining course approval for a short course titled 'Education and Te Tiriti o Waitangi' to be run through Te Tari Matauranga Maori (MIT). Documents include course description, planning and assessment criteria.

Course Cover Sheet, Application for Course Approval, Short Programme Approval Checklist Summary,Course Descriptor (2 copies)
Effective practice policies for Pākehā Tiriti o Waitangi workers Way, Karena and Yukich, Diana Document drafted in May 1996 to guide Pākehā Treaty workers in safe education and training practice.

Consultation with tangata whenua; Monitoring; Supervisors of Pākehā Tiriti workers; For people being supervised; Checklist for effective Measurement of performance of Pākehā Tiriti workers; Treaty workers who are responsible for facilitating/organising education/training programmes; Supervisors, facilitators, tutors who are external to the organisation; Practice policy for Pākehā Tiriti o Waitangi workers
Election Boycott: Maori Council of Churches Auckland Catholic Diocese Justice Peace and Development Commission Press release in support of Te Runanga Whakawhanaunga i Nga Hahi (Maori Council of Churches) encouraging Maori withdrawal from voting and signing the Tino Rangatiratanga Register. Criticism is pointed at Pakeha politicians and a lack of commitment to the Treaty relationship.
Elections background packet : A CCANZ Kitset - programme on racism CCANZ; programme on Racism These resource sheets offer, from the perspective of the Programme on Racism, some lines of questioning or listening so that you can critique the candidates in your head, or take part in discussions when things come up on television or at dinner.

The areas - Treaty of Waitangi settelements; Introduction; Treaty of Waitangi - settlements; Treaty of Waitangi - constitutional matters; Restoration of the productive sector; Restorative justive and prisons; Telling the truth to immigrants; APEC Maori & the Treaty fact sheet 3; Restoring the balance? Punishing crime?; Auckland coalition against APEC; A Church leaders' statement for 1990.
electoral Reform Bill Kia Mohio Kia Marama Trust A question and answer paper critically exploring the implications for Maori of the Electoral Act as it describes the MMP system.

Part Two Electoral Act (1993), What happens to the Moari Seats, Voting Papers, What does that mean? What does MMP mean for Maori?
Electoral Reform Coalition Electoral Reform Coalition Newsletter articles include arguments for proportional representation as well as further reading and Electoral Reform Coalition organisational notices.

No Alternative to MMP, AGM, Time for Action, Maori Voters, Party List Votes, Booklists, Anderton Puzzle, Registration
electoral Reform Referendum Part 2 Kia Mohio Kia Marama Trust Question and answer sheet that explores the options being presented at the September Referendum on electoral reform.

MMP - Mixed Member Proportional System, PV - Preferential Voting System, SM - Supplementary Member System, STV - Single Transferable Vote
Embarking Together - Libraries in the Life of the Nation Durie, Chief Judge Eddie TJ

Speech notes consider the way by which libraries reflect the persona or soul of a community or country. The paper discusses partnership, evokes international historical experiences of records and titles, and looks at current work in Aotearoa for establishing meaningful access to records and data bases for Maori.
End the Waitangi Farce - Drop the Charges! Waitangi Action Committee A call to action in support of those arrested for protesting at Waitangi in 1980. Outlines the argument that the Treaty is a fraud and the state has no right to impose its systems on Maori.
End the Waitangi Farce - drop the charges! Waitangi Action Committee 1 page panui protesting in defense of 7 people arrested during protest action against waitangi celebrations 1981
English Schools and Maori Students Gadd, B This paper explores how the structure and assumptions that set within the framework of teaching English Language alienates and creates a disfranchisement across culture and class.
Entry Points Into Constitutional Reform unknown A diagram illustrating the issues that lend argument to Constitutional Reform.
Essential elements of genuine consultation as defined by Mr Justice McGeehan unknown This handout is made up of three bullet points drawn from a legal finding considering what constitutes a genuine consultation process.

Sufficient information, Sufficient time, Sufficient consideration.
Ethnic Bias in School Certificate Gadd, B This paper illustrates how the School Certificate system is a central element in the maintenance of institutional racism in New Zealand.

Introduction, Evidence for Ethnic Bias in School Certificate, Why Ethnic Bias Occurs, Table of Schools
Expression of Taha Maori Through Art Kawharu, F. V This paper details the richness and role of Maori Art in expressing Taha Maori and the responsibility and sensitivity required within the education programme in the use and exploration of Maori art.
Fitting into Pakeha society Nairn, Mitzi; Laidlaw, Chris A booklet written to give other people in the world some idea of Pakeha culture?

Fitting into Pakea Society; POW Waitangi forum, Pakeha vision - looking ahead and learning to look back - Mitzi Nairn; Ethnic identity in New Zealand - Christopher Laidlaw
Frames, Scripts and a Standard Story Department of Psychology - University of Waikato This paper provides a discourse analysis of media constructed stories with an examination of the story of the Maori unit in the Lower Hutt DSW.
Free market "Rogernomics" and Maori rights under the Treaty of Waitangi - an resolvable contradiction? Kelsey, Jane Considers that the only concerted resistance to economic changes effected by the Labour Government has come from Maori and been sourced in the Treaty of Waitangi. Discusses labour policy and the Treaty of Waitangi, the Waitangi Tribunal, corporatisation, fisheries, redefining Treaty obligation, dismantling state capitalism and the welfare state, the function of law and lawyers, the role of the academic activist and strategies for the future.

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