Declaration of Independence of New Zealand

Te Tiriti O Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi a translation of the Maori text

Author Information

Resource primary author: 

Network Waitangi Otautahi

Resource secondary author: 

unknown

Resource tertiary author : 

unknown

Source title: 

unknown

Source author/editor 1: 

none

Source author/editor 2: 

none
Publication Information

Publisher: 

Network Waitangi - Otautahi

Place of publication: 

Otautahi

Date of Publication: 

November, 1998

Physical description: 

A3, glossy, colour print (black, white, red) 2 copies, plus 1 page A4 glossy colour print

Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information

Table of Contents: 

Te Tiriti O Waitangi, Treaty of Waitangi, An English Version, As you can see there are two documents, The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand.

Content Description: 

This poster like resource includes the wording of Te Tirit/The Treaty and the translation of the Maori text. It raises the question of difference and includes the international law finding that Maori text takes precedence of both counts. Reference is also made to the Declaration of Independence which is included in both Maori and English.

TRC has a copy: 

Yes

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A declaration of the Independence of New Zealand

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Resource primary author: 

unkown

Resource secondary author: 

none

Resource tertiary author : 

none

Source title: 

A CCANZ Kitset - Constitutional Reform

Source author/editor 1: 

Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand
Publication Information

Catalogue Number: 

AMNC-2

Publisher: 

Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand

Place of publication: 

Auckland

Date of Publication: 

1993

Physical description: 

1 page, A4, single sided, printed in brown on white paper

Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 

Copy of the declaration and English and Te Reo - part of a kit of other material.

Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information

Content Description: 

A copy of the wording of the 1835 Declaration of Independence in both English and Te Reo.

TRC has a copy: 

Yes

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The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand 28 October 1835

Author Information

Resource primary author: 

Te Whakakotahitanga o nga Iwi o Aotearoa/Maori Congress

Resource secondary author: 

none

Resource tertiary author : 

none

Source title: 

none

Source author/editor 1: 

none

Source author/editor 2: 

none
Publication Information

Publisher: 

Network Waitangi Otautahi

Place of publication: 

New Zealand, Otautahi (Christchurch).

Date of Publication: 

unknown

ISSN/ISBN: 

none

Physical description: 

A4 single page, glossy paper, colour

Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 

First edition document available, A4 single page, glossy paper, b/w. Content more or less the same - lay out slightly different. Second addition has final sentence translated. This was not done on first edition copy.

All publication information has been entered: 

Yes

Where can I find this?: 

to be scanned
Content Information

Content Description: 

The Maori and English version of the Declaration of Independence are seen together. Some historical context is given in brief bullet points.

TRC has a copy: 

Yes

Content is complete: 

Yes

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