Te Tai Treaty Settlement Stories
A programme aimed at increasing understanding of the past by exploring Treaty settlements and their enduring impact.
Pakeha And The Treaty - Why It's Our Treaty Too
A Pakeha reflects on 30 years work with Maori Communities
Treaty of Waitangi and Community Development
The Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document for relationships between Maori and the Crown in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In more recent years, discussion and debate about the Treaty and its relevance to modern society has been both vigorous and contentious.
So what, then, is the relevance of the Treaty to us as community development workers and communities? How do we sort through the myriad of issues and give real meaning and effect to the Treaty in our everyday work and lives?
This paper will explore some of the issues surrounding the Treaty, taking an Article-based approach to working with the Treaty in an effective and meaningful way for those of us working in community development.
Working with Te Tiriti o Waitangi
One of the most important aspects of working with te tiriti is making sure that anything we do is genuine and not just for show. To ensure this, employers and staff need a good understanding of what te tiriti is and means, so that they can work out how it applies to them. To gain this understanding, they may need to do some background reading before they start.
This guide outlines some of the information organisations will need and sets out some tools, including an example of a tiriti policy and a checklist to help organisations develop their own. Also included are suggestions for where to find out more about te tiriti.
Treaty of Waitangi a test of our national character, says ex-diplomat
OPINION PIECE by Peter Adams: The Treaty of Waitangi, signed on 6 February 178 years ago, is probably the most denigrated and undermined founding document of any modern nation.