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He Kupu Taurangi : Treaty settlements and the future of Aotearoa New Zealand by Christopher Finlayson.
Between 2008 and 2017, an unprecedented number of Treaty of Waitangi settlements were completed with iwi and hapū across New Zealand. As Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Christopher Finlayson led this work on behalf of the Crown. In doing so, he gained unique insights into the elements of successful negotiations and developed ground-breaking legal innovations that enabled settlements to be reached. In He Kupu Taurangi, the authors tell the story of the challenges and successes of New Zealand’s Treaty Settlements project. 

The English text of the Treaty of Waitangi by Ned Fletcher.
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.

One sun in the sky : the untold story of sovereignty and the Treaty of Waitangi by Ewen McQueen.
The Waitangi Tribunal has declared that in the Treaty of Waitangi, Māori agreed to a dual-sovereignty partnership in New Zealand. The chiefs understood that the Governor would have authority over Europeans, whilst Māori would retain full sovereignty over themselves. But is this true? What does the Treaty actually say? And what do the records show of Māori understanding at the time the Treaty was debated? The history of Crown/Māori conflict in our nation is also now being reinterpreted through the partnership prism. What were the conflicts really about? And what were Māori leaders saying about Crown sovereignty during these conflicts? One Sun in the Sky presents an evidence-based perspective on the question of sovereignty and the Treaty of Waitangi. Whilst a supporter of the Treaty settlements process, Ewen McQueen raises serious questions about the new paradigm of Treaty interpretation. In this book he reviews the historical evidence for how the Treaty was understood by Māori and Pakeha both at the time it was signed in 1840, and for the century which followed. 

Healing our history: the challenge of the Treaty of Waitangi by Bob Consedine.
A powerful and humane book, Healing Our History eschews rhetoric and cuts to the true story of race relations in New Zealand.
The Treaty of Waitangi is the most important document in New Zealand's history. Current Treaty issues and Maori/Pakeha relationships can only be understood within the wider story of New Zealand. As we understand and honour our history, we can acknowledge the need for restoration, healing and right relationships. This 2012 edition updates and expands on the critical issues: the foreshore and seabed debate, Maori access to political power, and the emergence of the Maori Party; the remarkable growth of the Maori economy, self - determination, Maori language and the developments in Maori education; constitutional issues, and the benefits of the Treaty settlement process. New Zealand and all New Zealanders have much to celebrate - and many challenges ahead.

First encounters : New Zealand 1642-1840 by Gordon Ell.
Europeans had no idea what they would find when they first set eyes on Aotearoa. The records they kept of their encounters with this new land and its Māori inhabitants reveal stories of great wonder, curiosity, misunderstanding and adventure. [This book] samples those early journals and reports - from the first explorers Abel Tasman in 1642 and Joseph Banks in 1769, through to early settlers like John Logan Campbell in 1840, just as the Treaty of Waitangi was coming into force. The collection of first-hand accounts and illustrations reveal a land vastly different from modern New Zealand, in which these historic figures were laying the foundations for the country of today.

Waitangi : a living Treaty by Matthew Wright.
Historian Matthew Wright explores the evolution of New Zealand's most historically significant document, the Treaty of Waitangi, from its origins to its place in the present day. From the early cultural collisions between Māori and Pākehā that led to this landmark agreement, to the many reinterpretations that have followed, Waitangi : a living treaty brings the story and concepts of the Treaty to life in this revealing and thought-provoking read.

Me anga whakamua = Facing the future by Janet Hetaraka.
Tuia 250 was born out of a date marking 250 years since Māori and Pākehā first met. This book shares insights prompted by Tuia 250 from people who share their stories and aspirations for a shared future "under the cloak of peace".

The Treaty of Waitangi by Claudia Orange.
The first comprehensive study of the Treaty, deals with its place in New Zealand from its making to the present day. The story covers the several Treaty signings and the substantial differences between the Maori and English texts; the debate over interpretation of land rights and the actions of settler governments determined to to circumvent Treaty guarantees; the wars of sovereignty in the 1860s and the longstanding Maori struggle to secure a degree of autonomy and control over resources.

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