Moana Jackson — He Tohu interview

Hear a kōrero with Moana Jackson, constitutional lawyer about the Treaty of Waitangi. Excerpts from this interview appear in kōrero which are part of the He Tohu exhibition

"The Treaty to me has never been about Treaty rights, it’s always been about the rightness that comes from people accepting their obligations to each other."

Find out more at https://natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu

He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of 3 iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand.

The documents are:

* 1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni – Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand

* 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Treaty of Waitangi

* 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition – Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine

He Tohu is presented by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, both of which are part of the Department of Internal Affairs.