Story: Treaty of Waitangi

All images and media

From page 1 - Creating the Treaty of Waitangi

Burning of the Boyd, 1809

Burning of the Boyd, 1809

New Zealand Company expedition

New Zealand Company expedition

Governor William Hobson

Governor William Hobson

Reconstruction of the treaty signing

Reconstruction of the treaty signing

Women signatories to the Treaty of Waitangi

Women signatories to the Treaty of Waitangi

From page 2 - Interpretations of the Treaty of Waitangi

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Waitangi, 6 February 1840

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Waitangi, 6 February 1840 (1st of 8)

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Manukau–Kāwhia

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Manukau–Kāwhia (2nd of 8)

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Waikato–Manukau

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Waikato–Manukau (3rd of 8)

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Tauranga

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Tauranga (4th of 8)

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Bay of Plenty

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Bay of Plenty (5th of 8)

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: the Herald

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: the Herald (6th of 8)

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Cook Strait

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: Cook Strait (7th of 8)

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: East Coast

Treaty of Waitangi sheets: East Coast (8th of 8)

Printed copy of the treaty, about 1844

Printed copy of the treaty, about 1844

Feast celebrating treaty signing, 1840

Feast celebrating treaty signing, 1840

Non-signing chief Tāraia

Non-signing chief Tāraia

From page 3 - The first decades after the treaty – 1840 to 1860

Wairau affray, 1843

Wairau affray, 1843

Hōne Heke chopping down a British flagpole, 1845

Hōne Heke chopping down a British flagpole, 1845 (1st of 2)

Battle of Ōhaeawai, 1845

Battle of Ōhaeawai, 1845 (2nd of 2)

Te Wherowhero

Te Wherowhero

Auckland, 1859

Auckland, 1859

Kīngitanga flags

Kīngitanga flags

From page 4 - Dishonouring the treaty – 1860 to 1880

Military camp, Waitara, 1860

Military camp, Waitara, 1860 (1st of 2)

Kohimarama conference, 1860

Kohimarama conference, 1860 (2nd of 2)

Naval gunboat, Waikato, 1864

Naval gunboat, Waikato, 1864

Māori land loss: North Island

Māori land loss: North Island (1st of 2)

Māori land loss: South Island

Māori land loss: South Island (2nd of 2)

Māori and European population numbers, 1840–1881

Māori and European population numbers, 1840–1881

Treaty claim, Mt Maunganui

Treaty claim, Mt Maunganui

From page 5 - Māori responses to the treaty – 1880 to 1900

Paora Tūhaere, 1878

Paora Tūhaere, 1878

Petition to the premier, 1908

Petition to the premier, 1908

First Māori MPs: Tāreha Te Moananui

First Māori MPs: Tāreha Te Moananui (1st of 3)

First Māori MPs: Frederick Nene Russell

First Māori MPs: Frederick Nene Russell (2nd of 3)

First Māori MPs: Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi

First Māori MPs: Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi (3rd of 3)

Kotahitanga parliament, 1897

Kotahitanga parliament, 1897

From page 6 - Implementing the treaty – 1900 to 1940

Later Māori MPs

Later Māori MPs

Rotorua lakes agreement 1922

Rotorua lakes agreement 1922

Hui at Waitangi, 1934

Hui at Waitangi, 1934

Centenary of the treaty signing, 1940

Centenary of the treaty signing, 1940

From page 7 - Honouring the treaty – 1940 to 2000s

Māori land march, 1975

Māori land march, 1975

Treaty protest posters: ‘The treaty is a fraud’

Treaty protest posters: ‘The treaty is a fraud’ (1st of 2)

Treaty protest posters: ‘What is there to celebrate?’

Treaty protest posters: ‘What is there to celebrate?’ (2nd of 2)

Waitangi Day protest, 1984

Waitangi Day protest, 1984

Waitangi Tribunal meets at Ōrākei

Waitangi Tribunal meets at Ōrākei

Treaty 2U

Treaty 2U

How to cite this page:

Claudia Orange, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/treaty-of-waitangi/media (accessed 3 March 2021)

Story by Claudia Orange, published 20 Jun 2012