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.

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Titlesort ascending Primary author Content description Table of contents
Topics in contemporary Maori society Walker, R.J

The Waitangi tribunal's role in defining principles underlying the treaty, includes a paper on Introduction to Maori society past and present - Lecture 8: The power of tapu
Tom Te Weehi Treaty Times Biographical information about Tamati Paku (Tom) Te Weehi, committed to the betterment of Maori people regardless of their Iwi affiliations.
To what extent could it be argued that Governor FitzRoy (1843-1845) and Governor Grey (1845 -1853) made a serious impact on the major problems of New Zealand? Riley, Selwyn This essay explores the impact of the Governance of Grey and FitzRoy in New Zealand and for Maori over the decades 1843-1853.
To Network Waitangi Groups Action Alert! Network Waitangi Notice to Network Waitangi groups on hui for United Nations Rapporteur for the United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Discussion on the role of Tangata Tiriti, or Tauiwi Tiriti educators and activists for Tino Rangatiratanga. Press Release.

Notice regarding Te Kawariki hui at Waitangi 3-6 February 1997,  The Role of Tangaa Tiriti/Tauiwi Tiriti Activists in the struggle for Tino Rangatiranga - Draft, Press Release - resolutions from 7th National Non-Maori Anti-racism and Treaty Workers Gathering
To Ecumenical friends, ecunets, local councils of churches, JPDS, and other allies Conference of Churches Aotearoa New Zealand A letter to allies of the Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand to discuss the interest about the Tino Rangatiratanga Register and constitutional reform by Mitzi Nairn.
Tino Rangatiratanga use it or lose it
Tino Rangatiratanga Register - Specimen Te Runanga Whakawhanaunga i Nga Hahi (Maori Council of Churches) A example copy of the Tino Rangatiratanga Register.

Name, Address, Iwi/Hapu/Other, M/F, Signature
Tino Rangatiratanga Register - correspondence and resource support Nairn, Mitzi A letter from the CCANZ Programme on Racism Director addressing the Tino Rangatiratanga Register including support documentation.

Letter to Ecumenical Friends ECUNETS Local Councils of Churches JPDS and other allies (final and draft copies), Press Release - Te Runanga asks Maori people not to vote, Tino Rangatiratanga Register, Backgrounder - Te Tino Rangatiratanga, Mailing List, Thank you letter
Tino Rangatiratanga in the 1990s - potential for alliances Kelsey, Jane "Discusses the shift in Pakeha thinking and understanding of the Treaty, which has occurred over the past decade. Backgrounds the involvement of Pakeha in the anti-racism struggle in the 1970s and early 1980s. Argues that Pakeha need to rethink their role and attitudes in relation to the Treaty. Suggests that a disciplined and systematic analysis of all aspects of the Treaty debate is needed to identify cultural barriers and to exercise 'tino rangatiratanga', sovereignty. Talks about biculturalism, the understanding of the future direction of the economy, the Maori dynamic and complex interaction of gender, class and culture with Tauiwi, colonisers."
Tino Rangatiratanga in Community Development - From Vision to Action Howard, Tim This essay explores tino Rangatirotanga with a focus on Tauiwi/Pakeha understanding honourable Kawanatanga and the power of community. Examples of NURM (Northland Urban Rural Mission) project work (Marsden Point Deep-Water Terminal, Te Tai Tokerau Community Legal Service Pilot,) are offered and a discussion on individualism versus collectivism included. Mention is made also of the Wai 262 Treaty Claim.

Introduction, Honourable Kawanatanga, Marsden Point Deep-Water Terminal, Te Tai Tokerau Community Legal Service Pilot, "Accountability" of the Community Sector.
Tino Rangatiratanga flag Te Kawariki Produced as a result of a competition run by Te Kawariki in 1989 and released in 1990 Tino Rangatiratanga flag
Tino Rangatiratanga and the Runanga Iwi Bill Kia Mohio Kia Marama Trust Set out in an question and answer format the handout explores issues related to the Runanga Iwi Bill.

What's going on with the Runanga Iwi Bill, The Prime Minister and Whakakotahi, Options for Rewriting the Runanga Iwi Bill, Alternatives to the Runanga Iwi Bill, Runanga Iwi Bill - December 89' Update, Becoming a Government Defined Runanga, Registering a Runanga, The Price of Being a Registered Runanga
Tino Rangatiratanga - A public questions occasional paper Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand This paper understands Tino Rangatiratanga as central to Maori understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi. Tino Rangatiratanga stands in contrast to kawantanga which Maori have always seen as giving limited power to the Crown. The booklet explores Government policy, legislation and the action of the Court in relation to Tino Rangatiratanga, and makes an argument for constitutional reform that places Tino Rangatiratanga and the Treaty at the heart of the matter.

Introduction, The meaning of Tino Rangatiratanga, Rangatiratanga and Kawanatanga, Tino Rangatiratanga and the Labour Government 1984-1990, Tino Rangatiratanga and the National Government 1990-1993, Tino Rangatiratanga and the Courts, Tino Rangatiratanga and the Waitangi Tribunal, Tino Rangatiratanga and Maori devolution, Tino Rangatiratanga and the Principles of the Treaty, The Need for constitutional reform, Acknowledgments, Bibliography
Tino Rangatiratanga - A public questions contribution Joint Methodist-Presbyterian Public Questions Committee This booklet outlines an understanding of Tino Rangatiratanga as expressed in Article 2 of the Treaty and the ongoing injustice of the failure to recognise Tino Rangatiratanga being met by a growing resistance movement.

Introduction, The Meaning of Tino Rangatiratanga, Rangatiratanga and Kawanatanga, Tino Rangatiratanga and the Labour Government, Tino Rangatiratanga and the Courts, Tino Rangatiratanga and the Waitangi Tribunal, Tino Rangatiratanga and the Principles of the Treaty, Tino Rangatiratanga and Maori Devolution, Tino Rangatiratanga and National Party Policy, The Need for Political Restructuring, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Bibliography.
Timeline - Resource for Constitutional Reform Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand Starting in 1835 with the Declaration of Independence through to the 1990 Runanga call to boycott elections, this timeline highlights notable events related to constitutional issues in Aotearoa.

Timeline, Date, Event, Notes
Time-line of settlement to 1840 Te Tari Matauranga Maori: MIT Treaty Unit Handout taken from pages 7 and 8 of Claudia Oranges book "An illustrated history of the Treaty of Waitangi
Tikanga Youth Exchange — Protocol for each Tikanga Tikanga Youth Exchange Wellington Leaflet outlining cultural protocols for Māori, Pākehā and Pacifica compiled by the Anglican Church for youth gatherings

Tikanga Pākehā protocol; Tikanga Polynesian protocol; Tikanga Māori protocol
Tikanga Treaty Resource Centre Provides an explanation of Tikanga
Thoughts of Maori sovereignty Broadbent, Carol Discusses Maori Sovereignty since theTreaty of Waitangi
Third year students Kawantanga workshop Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Massey University

Some liberation theory; Decolonisation - consientisation of colonised people; Decolonisation - Conscientisation of colonisers; The faces of racism, Puao te ata tu, 1996; Culture; The PCS Model; Commitment ot combat racism; Some personal anti-racism strategies; Cultural safety; Map of North and South Island; Polyesian islands and Island groups in Oceania; The flag of the independent tribes, 1834; He whakaputanga o Te Rangatirataga o Nu Tirene - The Declaration of Independence; Te Tiriti o Waitangi; One Translation of the Maori text; Definition of terms in relation to Aotearoa; What can i do?; Institutional Racism.

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