These courses are available for organisations to host. Hosts provide the venue and a cup of tea for participants. There is no charge for facilitation or resources.
If you would like to attend a course as an individual please choose one already scheduled from 'TRC Public Courses' on the front page.
Making Sense of the Treaty courses are open to the public and are 6 or 12 hours in length.
These courses are intended to:
- increase understanding of the Treaty by providing basic information about why it was written and what it says
- address common misunderstandings
Both courses include why the Treaty was written, what it says, what went wrong, and issues today. In addition a 12 hour course includes:
- the motivations of the British Crown and the hapū for having a Treaty
- details of events leading up and on 6 February 1840
- the difference between Treaty articles and principles
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applying Te Tiriti in your own life today
Use the table to find the course content that will meet your requirements.
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INTRODUCTION |
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| Why people see things differently — the wave |
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| Reading list | |
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| Meaning of key terms |  |
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CONTEXT - WHY A TREATY WAS WANTED |
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| Pre-European contact | |
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Early Māori-European engagement |
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| British engagement (Busby) | |
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| Motives of the different parties | |
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| Declaration of Independence | |
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| Lord Normanby’s instructions to Captain Hobson | |
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| events around the signing | |
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WHAT THE TREATY SAYS |
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| The articles | |
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| Significance of each article in 1840 | |
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| Rights and responsibilities | |
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WHAT WENT WRONG |
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| Colonisation | |
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| Expectation of one nation | |
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| Taking land | |
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| Assimilation | |
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| The situation today | |
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WHERE WE ARE TODAY |
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| Treaty principles | |
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| Treaty settlements | |
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| Foreshore and seabed | |
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| Frequently asked questions | |
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| Models for applying the Treaty | |
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| What can I do personally | |
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The above are guidelines rather than fixed rules; we are prepared to negotiate in particular situations.
Note: The Auckland WEA does not receive any regular income or grants to provide courses, but we do believe that education is essential to promoting understanding; so we have tried to create a system which maximises access and distributes cost as fairly as possible. If you have questions or would like further clarification, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
* This is a paid option.
