Haere mai.
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi o te ao.
Nei rā te mihi ki a koutou, nau mai, haere mai ki te whakāturanga hou nei a He Tohu.
E kore ngā taonga nei e rangatira, ki te noho wahangu,
Nō reira, haere mai koe, piki mai koutou ki He Tohu.
A declaration.
A treaty.
A petition.
Welcome and thank you for visiting the new exhibition He Tohu.
Without people to talk about them, without people to care for them, these taonga will be silenced.
We welcome you warmly and invite you to enjoy He Tohu.
Visit He Tohu
Admission is free.
Located at National Library on Molesworth and Aitken Streets in Wellington, New Zealand.
9am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday
Plan your visitThe story of the documents
1835 He Whakaputanga
Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand
1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi
1893 Women's Suffrage Petition
Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine
For teachers
Arrange a school visit
Book an educator-led programme or a self-guided visit for your students.
Social inquiry resources
Social inquiry exemplars exploring contemporary issues related to cultural interaction and gender equality.
Ngā ripo o Whangaroa
He rauemi ako mā ngā kura reo Māori.
Kōrero
Kōrero: Telling our story
Ki a au nei he kaupapa nui te Tiriti o Waitangi. He kaupapa i tūhonohono i ngā iwi o Aotearoa. Āe, ki a au nei ki tēnei reanga he mea hirahira kia mōhio tātou ki ngā hītori. Ki ngā kōrero o te Tiriti, hei oranga mō te iwi, mō te motu whānui o Aotearoa.
— Rahiri Wharerau
Upcoming events
30 May
Perfecting the Treaty partnership?
Applying the Treaty of Waitangi to 21st century law and policy.
15 June
Between sovereignty and government
The Treaty and the Declaration through foreign lenses
