Hear a kōrero with Prof Mānukā Henare about He Whakaputanga and the Treaty of Waitangi.
"At no stage was a notion of mana or sovereignty ever considered as something to give away."
Find out more at natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu
He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of 3 iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand.
The documents are:
* 1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni - Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand
* 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Treaty of Waitangi
* 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition - Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine
He Tohu is presented by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, both of which are part of the Department of Internal Affairs.