Title: He Whakaputanga
Description: "He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed by fifty-two rangatira from 1835 to 1839. It was a powerful assertion of mana and rangatiratanga, made after decades of Māori and European encounters that had been steadily expanding – both within Aotearoa New Zealand and elsewhere on the globe as Māori travelled abroad. As rangatira reached out, they also forged new alliances." -- Publishers description.
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people), History, Sources, Politics and government, Legal status, laws, Colonization, Tino rangatiratanga, Kāwanatanga, Kōtahitanga, Kōrero nehe, He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Niu Tireni, Kōrero taumata, Tūpuna, Rauemi matua, Rangatira, Declaration of Independence, National Library of New Zealand
Places: New Zealand
Time periods: 19th century, To 1840