Waitangi Day

Opinion: One day we may have cause to celebrate Waitangi Day

Author Information

Resource primary author: 

Armstrong, Jocelyn

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National Council of Churches

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none

Source title: 

New Zealand Herald

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none

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none
Publication Information

Publisher: 

New Zealand Herald

Place of publication: 

Auckland

Date of Publication: 

3 February 1986

Physical description: 

one page, A4, clipped newspaper article, photocopy

Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information

Content Description: 

This opinion piece suggests that Pakeha must understand their role in history to better come to understand the meaning of Waitangi Day in the hope that one day New Zealand could truly be a bicultural nation.

TRC has a copy: 

Yes

Content is complete: 

Yes

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Some relevant Church Resolutions

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Resource primary author: 

National Council of Churches

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none

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none

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none

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none

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none
Publication Information

Publisher: 

National Council of Churches

Place of publication: 

Auckland

Date of Publication: 

c1984

Physical description: 

one page, A4, double sided, typed

Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 

Two pages seem unrelated.

All publication information has been entered: 

Yes

Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information

Table of Contents: 

Baptist Assembly, Presbyterian Assembly, Methodist Conference, Te Runanga O Waitangi,

Content Description: 

Resolutions that reaffirm the Church decision to withdraw from celebrating Waitangi Day until the Treaty has been appropriately honoured.

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Yes

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Yes

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What the Churches and Church Leaders have said about the Treaty of Waitangi

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Resource primary author: 

National Council of Churches

Resource secondary author: 

none

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none

Source title: 

none

Source author/editor 1: 

none

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none
Publication Information

Publisher: 

National Council of Churches

Place of publication: 

unknown

Date of Publication: 

c

ISSN/ISBN: 

c1983

Physical description: 

3 pages, A4, double sided, typed

All publication information has been entered: 

Yes

Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information

Table of Contents: 

NCC Maori section executive - Treaty of Waitangi Observance resolutions, National Council of Churches executive meeting resolutions, Excepts from a letter to the Hon J H Elworthy Minister of Lands, Anglican Church, Catholic Church, Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church

Content Description: 

A collection of extracts from Church documents concerning Waitangi Day including resolutions and quotes encouraging the study of Pakeha history and the myths of racial and cultural justice.

TRC has a copy: 

Yes

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Yes

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Resolutions from 1983 Conferences (Churches)

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National Council of Churches

Resource secondary author: 

none

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none

Source title: 

none

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none

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none
Publication Information

Publisher: 

National Council of Churches

Place of publication: 

Auckland

Date of Publication: 

1983

Physical description: 

one page, A4, double sided, typed with hand written headings

All publication information has been entered: 

Yes

Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information

Table of Contents: 

Methodist Conference - Auckland, Baptist Aseembly - Christchurch, Presbyterian General Assembly - Christchurch, Methodist moves towards a bicultural church

Content Description: 

A collection of resolutions from churches on Waitangi Day observance and a discussion on the position of the Methodist church on biculturalism and 'power sharing'.

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Yes

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Yes

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We have reached a turning point in that the observence has moved to Wellington

Author Information

Resource primary author: 

National Council of Churches

Resource secondary author: 

Armstrong, Joyce

Resource tertiary author : 

Scott, Rev. Bob

Source title: 

none

Source author/editor 1: 

none

Source author/editor 2: 

none
Publication Information

Catalogue Number: 

APOR-2

Publisher: 

National Council of Churches

Place of publication: 

Christchurch

Date of Publication: 

22 January 1986

Physical description: 

two pages, A4, double sided, letterhead

All publication information has been entered: 

Yes

Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information

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Press Release

Content Description: 

A press release opposing the celebration of Waitangi Day with particular reference to the shifting of the focus of the event to Wellington.

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Yes

Miscellaneous other notes: 

Includes resolution of the NCC General Meeting held at St Johns College Aukland, August 1985

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Yes

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A Collection of NCC General Meeting References to Waitangi

Author Information

Resource primary author: 

National Council of Churches

Resource secondary author: 

Nairn, Mitzi

Resource tertiary author : 

none

Source title: 

NCC General Meetings

Source author/editor 1: 

National Council of Churches

Source author/editor 2: 

none
Publication Information

Catalogue Number: 

APOR-2

Publisher: 

National Council of Churches

Place of publication: 

Auckland

Date of Publication: 

1982 - 1984

Physical description: 

A3, yellow coloured paper, folded to A4, doubled sided

Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 

collection of sections from minutes

Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information

Table of Contents: 

Waitangi - General Meeting remits August 1982, The NCC and Waitanig Day - General Meeting remits February 1984, Treaty of Waitangi - Executive Meeting March 1982, Waitangi - Executive Meeting February 1983, Waitangi Day 1984 Peace Marchers/Te Hikoi Ki Waitangi - Executive Meeting January 1984, Waitangi Day 1985 - Executive Meeting October 1984

Content Description: 

A collection of extracts from National Council of Churches general and executive meetings between 1982 - 1984 with reference or concern for events leading up to and at Waitangi Day.

TRC has a copy: 

Yes

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Yes

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Resolution of the NCC General Meeting

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Resource primary author: 

National Council of Churches

Resource secondary author: 

none

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none

Source title: 

none

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none

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none
Publication Information

Catalogue Number: 

APOR-2

Publisher: 

National Council of Churches

Place of publication: 

Auckland

Date of Publication: 

August, 1985

Physical description: 

One page, A4

Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information

Table of Contents: 

Remit calling for a moratorium on the present form of commemoration of Waitangi Day.

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Yes

Miscellaneous other notes: 

Scanned with "We have reached a turning point in that the observance has moved to Wellington"

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Yes

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