Title: He Whakaputanga me te Tiriti
Description: "The report is the findings of the Waitangi Tribunal, a permanent commission of inquiry, into the meaning and effect of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the Treaty of Waitangi, at the time of the first Treaty signings in February 1840. The panel heard comprehensive historical claims from the descendants of the rangatira who first signed te Tiriti in February 1840 at Waitangi, Waimate, and Mangungu"--Publisher information.
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people), Politics and government, Ngā Puhi (New Zealand people), Tiriti o Waitangi, He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Niu Tireni, Kōrero nehe, Tino rangatiratanga, Tūpuna, Rangatira, Noho-ā-iwi, History, Treaty of Waitangi, Declaration of Independence
Places: New Zealand
Time periods: 19th century, To 1840