Use our teaching resources to support students exploring issues — such as gender equality and cultural interaction — that relate to the 3 taonga in He Tohu:

  • He Whakaputanga — Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand
  • Te Tiriti o Waitangi — Treaty of Waitangi
  • Women's Suffrage Petition — Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine.

Our te reo Māori resources can be used to guide explorations of your community's history and relationship with He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Explore He Tohu with your students has more resources you may find useful.

Book a school visit to the He Tohu exhibition in Wellington with a learning programme supported by pre- and post-visit resource booklets.

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resource items you might use in social inquiry.
Teaching resources Use our He Tohu teaching resources to help school students explore contemporary issues — such as gender equality and cultural interaction — related to He Whakaputanga, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the Women's Suffrage Petition.
Teaching resources
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whangaroa.
He rauemi ako mā ngā kura reo Māori Mahia mai tēnei iPukapuka me ngā akoranga iTunes U hei āwhina tā koutou whakatewhatewha i ngā take nui o Te Whakaputanga, Te Tiriti o Waitangi me Te Pētihana Whakamana Pōti Wāhine.
He rauemi ako mā ngā kura reo Māori
Image of He Tohu sign and Dr Cliff Whiting's mural artwork Te Wehenga

School visits Book a class visit to explore the history and significance of the 3 taonga in the He Tohu exhibition at the National Library in Wellington.
School visits