Recommended reading and resources
Recommended reading list
Belgrave, M. Historical Frictions: Māori Claims and Reinvented, Auckland University Press, 2005
Belgrave, M., Kawharu, M., & Williams, D. (Eds). Waitangi Revisited: Perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2004
Boon, Kevin, The Treaty of Waitangi, Waiatarau Publishers, Auckland, 1999
Brownlie, Ian, Treaties and Indigenous Peoples, Clarendon Press, England, 1992
Calman, Ross, The Treaty of Waitangi, Reed, Auckland, 2003
Consedine R, & Consedine J, Healing our History: The Challenge of the Treaty of Waitangi, Penguin,New Zealand, 2001,
Cubitt, Irvine and Dow, Top Tools for Social Sciences Teachers, Longman, Auckland, 1999
Grace, Wiremu and illustrated by Potter, Bruce, The Tree Hut Treaty children’s story book, Treaty of Waitangi Information Unit
Harris, Aroha, Hīkoi: Forty Years of Māori Protest, Huia Publishers, Wellington, 2004
King, Michael, The Penguin History of New Zealand, Penguin Books Ltd, Auckland, 2003
Miller, John, Early Victorian New Zealand: A Study of Racial Tension and Social Attitudes, Oxford University Press, Wellington, 1839 -1852
Belgrave, M., Historical Frictions: Maori Claims and Reinvented, Auckland University Press, 2005
Booklet Set
This packaged set includes 5 booklets, each focusing on a slightly different area of Treaty history.
You can download all of the resources here:
All about the Treaty
Timeline of the Treaty
The story of the Treaty part 1
The story of the Treaty part 2
The journey of the Treaty
Many historians contributed to the material in these booklets to ensure they are as accurate and balanced as possible. Designed with all New Zealanders in mind, and are a ‘must have’ in every household.
Download these booklets from nzhistory.net.nz.
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This content was originally written for the Treaty2U website in partnership with National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa and Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o Te Kāwanatanga in 2008, and reviewed in 2020.