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• The Treaty of Waitangi

  Te Tiriti O Waitangi : An Illustrated History

  Orange, Claudia, 1938-

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  "Claudia Orange’s writing on the Treaty has contributed to New Zealanders’ understanding of this history for over thirty years. In this new edition of her popular illustrated history, Dr Orange brings the narrative of Te Tiriti/Treaty up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi

  Orange, Claudia, 1938-

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  "This book builds on Claudia Orange’s award-winning Treaty of Waitangi, using a wonderful range of photographs, maps and paintings to bring the Treaty’s history to life."

• The Story of a Treaty

  Orange, Claudia, 1938-

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  "The third edition of The Story of a Treaty/He Kōrero Tiriti takes the narrative out to a wide audience, using a concise format with rich illustration. Explaining the role of the Treaty up to the present day, this book will continue as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Treaty of Waitangi

  Orange, Claudia, 1938-

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  "The complexities of the Treaty, which have done so much to shape New Zealand history for nearly 200 years, are thoughtfully explored as Orange examines the meanings the document has held for Māori and Pākehā."

• What Happened at Waitangi?

  Orange, Claudia, 1938-

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  "Who said what to whom when the Treaty was negotiated - and what lay behind subsequent misunderstandings about its wording? In this extract from her bestselling book The Treaty of Waitangi, Claudia Orange reports in detail on the dramatic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tangata Whenua

  a History

  Anderson, Atholl, 1943-

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  Tangata Whenua: A History presents a rich narrative of the Māori past from ancient origins in South China to the twenty-first century. The authoritative text is drawn directly from the award-winning Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History

• He Whakaputanga

  The Declaration of Independence, 1835

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  "n May 2017 the exhibition He Tohu opened at the National Library in Wellington. This celebrates three founding documents in New Zealand’s history – He Whakaputanga: The Declaration of Independence (1835), the Treaty of Waitangi: Te Tiriti…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Te Tiriti O Waitangi

  The Treaty of Waitangi.1840

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  "In May 2017 the exhibition He Tohu opened at the National Library in Wellington. This celebrates three founding documents in New Zealand’s history – He Whakaputanga: The Declaration of Independence (1835), the Treaty of Waitangi: Te…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi

  Fletcher, Ned

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  "How was the English text of the Treaty of Waitangi understood by the British in 1840? That is the question addressed by historian and lawyer Ned Fletcher, in this extensive work."

• Hauraki Contested, 1769-1875 Also Published With Title: This Is My Place

  Monin, Paul

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  "One of the earliest sites of Māori-Pākehā contact, Hauraki became a hotly contested region in the first 100 years of European settlement. Rich in timber, gold and other resources, it became a site of loss and devastation for Māori as the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fatal Necessity

  British Intervention in New Zealand, 1830-1847

  Adams, Peter, 1947-

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  "A detailed and award-winning examination of the circumstances leading to British intervention and hence to the Treaty of Waitangi. This key text in Treaty studies emphasises that the dual aim of British policy was to protect both…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 'I Shall Not Die'

  Titokowaru's War, 1868-1869

  Belich, James, 1956-

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  'Leading historian James Belich presents Titokowaru, a Taranaki chief in the 1860s, as one of the great figures of New Zealand history. A leader in peace and war, he ran a stunning military campaign against colonial forces as he sought to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond the Imperial Frontier

  the Contest for Colonial New Zealand

  O'Malley, Vincent, 1967-

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  "Frontiers in colonial New Zealand were not simply lines on maps, but zones of contact and encounter.Beyond the Imperial Frontier explores these zones to discover the different ways Māori and Pākehā ‘fronted’ one another across the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parihaka Invaded

  Scott, Dick, 1923-2020

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  "The non-violent defiance of Te Whiti-o-Rongomai, Tohu Kakahi and their followers at Parihaka is one of the great New Zealand narratives. This extract from the book by journalist Dick Scott which brought the story to the wider Pākehā world…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• First Contact

  Tasman's Arrival in Taitapu, 1642.

  Salmond, Anne, 1945-

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  "In this account of the dramatic visit of Dutch ships led by Abel Tasman to Golden Bay at the top of the South Island in 1642 Professor Salmond shows how giving equal weight to both sides of the encounter can shed fascinating new light on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great War for New Zealand

  Waikato 1800-2000

  O'Malley, Vincent, 1967-

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  "A monumental new account of the defining conflict in New Zealand history. It was war in the Waikato in 1863–64 that shaped the nation in all kinds of ways: setting back Māori and Pākehā relations by several generations and allowing the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Redemption Songs

  a Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki

  Binney, Judith, 1940-2011

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  "Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki was one of the nineteenth century’s most significant leaders. In both war and peace, he sought to redeem his people and the land. Yet his reputation as a feared opponent of colonial forces obscured his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stories Without End

  Essays 1975-2010

  Binney, Judith, 1940-2011

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  "Stories Without End is a testament to nearly 40 years of groundbreaking historical research by one of New Zealand’s leading scholars. Sitting alongside her major works – including the 2010 Book of the Year, Encircled Lands – these essays…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Encircled Lands

  Te Urewera, 1820-1921

  Binney, Judith, 1940-2011

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  "For Europeans during the nineteenth century, the Urewera was a remote wilderness; for those who lived there, it was a sheltering heartland. This history documents the first hundred years of the ‘Rohe Pōtae’ (the ‘encircled lands’ of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Legacy of Guilt

  a Life of Thomas Kendall

  Binney, Judith, 1940-2011

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  "The archetypal story of Thomas Kendall, a self-torturing, struggling missionary in nineteenth century New Zealand, is also a remarkable history of cross-cultural experience. Posted to New Zealand in 1814, Kendall was immensely devout but…Read moreRead more of this annotation