The Story of a Treaty | He Korero Tiriti

The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a central document in New Zealand history. This lively account tells the story of the Treaty from its signing in 1840 through the debates and struggles of the nineteenth century to the gathering political momentum of recent decades.

The third edition of ‘The Story of a Treaty/He Korero 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 superb introduction to Treaty history for future generations:
‘Claudia Orange is an outstanding New Zealand historian. Her long-standing commitment to public history and Treaty education sets a standard to which most of us can only aspire.’ - Aroha Harris, Associate Professor of History, University of Auckland