Books On New Zealand History Worth Reading

Worth a Read: Some books on Early New Zealand History concerning Governorship / Sovereignty, Politics.

Anyone wanting to extend their reading list I have drafted this list from books in my personal library, plus books I have yet to get and some I know little about but found as references in other books. Some provide a good background to New Zealand today, and others directly discuss the concerns of the huge numbers of taxpayers on the direction New Zealand has been heading. I know there are many more books out there, but this list is a fair representation of a never-ending story. I have put the Library Dewey Number if known in to help those searching libraries. Enjoy, Ian McGimpsey.

Attwood, Bain 2023.

A Bloody Difficult Subject: Ruth Ross, te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Making of History. The story of Ruth Ross, the public historian whose commitment to historical truth helped transform New Zealander’s sense of themselves. Attwood offers critical insights on the private, emotional forces shaping history-writing as well as synthesising key debates about the meaning and effects of the Treaty. This book is essential reading for students of New Zealand history and for those who want to understand the origins of today’s debates about governance and the shape of the state. 993.01. I have not read it yet, but high on the list.

Barr, Hugh & Brash, Don + others 2015.

One Treaty One Nation: The Book Every New Zealander Should Read. Eight well-qualified New Zealanders share their concern at the way that democracy and equality of citizenship are being undermined by the ever-increasing demands of some tribalist groups – part Maoris – for special rights and privileges over and above other New Zealanders. The Maori people who ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria in 1840 no longer exist. Their descendants, usually with more European blood than Maori, are one of the numerous ethnic groups in modern New Zealand society in which we participate with rights based on citizenship, not ethnicity. In such a society no single group should be entitled to rights, privileges or special funding that is not available to others.

The Waitangi Tribunal has now declared that the chiefs did not cede sovereignty at Waitangi in 1840, which is either a gross error or a deliberate lie. On the basis of these fictions ordinary New Zealanders have already lost ownership of the foreshore and seabed, large areas of forests and fisheries, and other public resources while the Waitangi Tribunal is now even driving a sword through the nation’s sovereignty. Another great book from Tross Publishing. 323.993 Barr, Dr Hugh 2010. The Gathering Storm over the Foreshore and Seabed: Why they must remain in Crown ownership. 346.993. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

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Belgrave, Michael.

Historical Frictions: Maori Claims and reinvented Histories.

Belich, James 1996. Making Peoples: A history of the New Zealanders; From Polynesian settlement to the end of the 19th Century. This book reshapes our understanding of New Zealand history. It re-interprets Maori European relations from 1642 to the early 1900s, suggesting a new living version of the Treaty of Waitangi. 993.1.

Belich, James 2001. Paradise reforged: A History of the New Zealanders; From the 1880s to the Year 2000. The companion Vol 2 to Making Peoples. It begins with the search for Better Britain and ends by analysing the modern Maori, the new Pakeha consciousness, and the implications of a reinterpreted past for New Zealand’s future. 993.1.

Belich, James 2015. The New Zealand Wars and the Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict. Gives New Zealanders an understanding of the bitter bloody struggles between Maori and Pakeha in the nineteenth century. First published in 1986, reprinted 2023. 993.02.

Benfield, WF. Water: Quality and Ownership. Another great book from Tross Publishing. 333.

Bluck, John 2022.

Becoming Pakeha.

Buchanan, Cathy & Hartley, Peter 2000.

Equity as a Social Goal.

This book seeks to clarify the notion of equity, or fairness, as a goal of public policy. Neither income nor wealth is a good indicator of personal well-being.

Redistributing to equalise income or wealth could therefore exacerbate inequality in living standards. Government redistribution aimed at achieving more equal incomes also compromises both liberty and efficiency and does little to help those truly in need. Equity as a Social Goal concludes that preserving liberty and efficiency requires us to safeguard the right of all people to use their labour and property as they see fit. A proper balance among liberty, efficiency and equity can be achieved by ensuring that each person is equal before the law, by promulgating a belief in the power and duties of families and charities to assist those in need, and by creating a limited government welfare programme to aid people who fail to receive assistance elsewhere. Published by the New Zealand Business Roundtable.

330.993.

Buck, Sir Peter 1950.

The Coming of Maori. Sir Peter Buck aka Te Rangi Hiroa 1880-1951 was a medical doctor, MP 1909-1914, Anthropologist, and a leading authority on Maori culture. Descended from an Anglo-Irish father and Maori mother, Te Aute college and University of Otago Medical School educated, Peter took over as MP for Northern Maori from Hone Heke Ngapua, and also served in WW1 as a Medical Officer.

Returning from war he continued his public health work and produced a series of papers on Maori life. The Coming of Maori is a history of the peopling of New Zealand by the Maori ancestors. It is the textbook on Maori Page 2 of 22

ethnology. In Chapter 2 The First Settlement Period he acknowledges the fact that in a Tainui story, Kupe saw people digging fern root, indicating New Zealand was inhabited before the Hawaikian migration. A cornerstone of any New Zealand history collection. 305.993.

Burns, Patricia 1980.

Te Rauparaha: A new perspective.

Butler, Dr Andrew & Palmer, Sir Geoffrey 2017.

Aotearoa New Zealand.

A Constitution for

Butler, Mike.

24 Years: The Trials of Alan Titford. Another great book from Tross Publishing. 364.993.

Butler, Mike.

Innocent Nil Debt: Exposing the Trial of Allan Titford.

Another great book from Tross Publishing. 364.993 Butler, Mike 2014.

Tribes, Treaty, Money, Power.

Butler, Mike.

Tross Publishing.

The Treaty: Basic Facts. Another great book from

Byrnes, Dr Giselle.

The Waitangi Tribunal and NZ History.

Caccioppoli, Peter & Cullen, Rhys 2006.

Maori Education. Maori Education takes issue with the comfortable assumption made by many in the educational sector that the reasons for low Maori achievement are entirely located in Maori students, Maori parents, and Maori homes. Making a case for change, this text confronts several issues in Maori education and pinpoints key areas that need to be improved before Maori students can begin to achieve at a higher level. I have not even looked inside this book yet and look forward to being enlightened with a fair amount of scepticism. 370.

Childs, Roger.

Indoctrination.

New Zealand’s History Curriculum: Education or

Christie, Walter 1997.

Treaty Issues. About the Treaty of Waitangi, Maori-Government Relations, Law, Civil Rights & Land Tenure. This book reviews a situation fraught with misunderstandings and misconstrued meanings, The author claims that vital evidence is excluded, and is misleading about this country's most important treaty. In early chapters he looks at what he describes as the Partnership Fallacy. Did the Treaty form the basis of a sovereignty partnership, or did it signify that a majority of Maori chiefs accepted, for their people, being governed by Britain through the person of a Governor. I just received this book last week and read Chapter One: The Partnership Fallacy. On Page 15: Governor Sir George Gipps of New South Wales, Hobson’s Governor-in-Chief who had British Secretary for War and Colonies, Lord Normanby’s instructions, revealed his understanding of that document, prepared for signing by the several visiting South Island chiefs including the distinguished Tuhawaiki, who were in Sydney at that time. - “It is therefore agreed between the said parties that Her said Majesty, Queen Victoria, shall exercise absolute Sovereignty in and Page 3 of 22

over the said native chiefs, their tribes and country, in as full and ample manner as her said Majesty may exercise Her Sovereign authority over any of Her Majesty’s Dominions and subjects, with all the rights, powers, and privileges which appertain to the exercise of Sovereign authority. The full text of this document can be read in The Treaty of Waitangi by Claudia Orange 1987 Appendix 3 on page 260-261. A quick flick through leads me to highly recommend this book. The intended Crown authority was to be supreme, and not of partnership with the chiefs.

Christie, Walter 1998.

A Race Apart: Parliament and Race Separation; The Story. This book goes further than his first book, Treaty Issues, confirming that race separatism was never intended, the Treaty of Waitangi became obsolete once effective government was established and that ethnic and other forms of evolution have also acted to make the present political direction sadly wrong. Walter Christie has had a varied working career including teaching, with an interest in New Zealand politics and history.

Christie, Walter 1999.

New Zealand Education and Treatyism: The Treaty of Waitangi and its interpretation by academics and the Government and in the Education System. This book concerns the partisan role played in academia, in particular by revisionist university historians and lecturers in Maori Studies. We see how this affects students in teaching, journalism, law, police, nursing and elsewhere, how pupils in every kind of school are brainwashed, how the public are misled, and we also learn of the erosive role political parties continue to play in the support of Treatyism in education.

Consedine, Robert & Consedine, Joanna 2001.

Healing our History: The Challenge of the Treaty of Waitangi. Why do we need to understand our colonial history? What can the Treaty of Waitangi teach us 160 years later? Why is it so vital that we discover and claim our own stories, Can we heal our history in an increasingly diverse and complex world? 323.993.

Cram, Fiona Hutchings, Jessica & Smith, Jo 2022 Eds. Kainga Rua: Maori Housing Realities and Aspirations.

Kainga Tai,

Cresswell, Peter, Fisher, Jeremy & others.

Free Speech under Attack. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Crosby, Ron 2020.

The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars matter today. From 1806 until 1845 the Musket Wars raged the length and breadth of New Zealand. Epic raids by war parties so reshaped the Maori world that a large proportion of the population were killed, wounded, enslaved, or displaced. Areas like Auckland became largely depopulated and ripe for British colonisation. 993.01 Curtis, Toby 2023.

Unfinished Business. About Maori selfdetermination, institutional racism, dispossession, and social control. Oratia Books.

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Dept of Internal Affairs 2017.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi – The Treaty of

Waitangi 1840. A presentation by the National Library of New Zealand and Archives New Zealand. Maori and the British were no strangers to each other when William Hobson arrived in New Zealand early in 1840 to make a treaty. Seventy years of contact preceded treaty-making at Waitangi, the place that gave its name to the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi - an agreement in te reo Maori between a representative of the British Crown and Maori leaders. Influenced by local and external forces, rangatira were ready to concede kawanatanga (government), but only if rangatiratanga (chief's independent control) was ensured. it was an understanding about relationships in the country's founding document that is still evolving today.

993.02 Doutre, Martin 2005. The Littlewood Treaty: The True Text of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Duff, Alan 1993. Maori: The Crisis and the Challenge. Author of Once were warriors, One Night out Stealing and What becomes of the Broken Hearted, Alan Duff tackles the problems facing his people. He looks at both the crisis of underperformance and the challenge to overcome it and suggests how Maori can triumph over the handicaps they believe are holding them back. 330.993 Durie, Mason 1998.

Self-Determination.

Te Mana Te Kawanatanga: The Politics of Maori

Easton, Brian.

Heke Tangata: Maori in Markets and Cities. 305.

Evison, Harry.

The Ngai Tahu Deeds.

Evison, Harry

Ngai Tahu Land Rights, and the Crown Pastoral

Lease in the South Island.

Evison, Harry.

The Long Dispute. (About Ngai Tahu).

Evison, Harry 2010.

New Zealand Racism in the making: the life and times of Walter Mantell.

Fildes, HEM.

The Last of the Ngati Mamoe.

Finlayson, Christopher & Christmas, James 2021.

He Kupu Taurangi: Treaty Settlements and the future of Aotearoa New Zealand.

He Kupu Taurangi tells the story of the challenges and successes of New Zealand’s Treaty Settlement project. It covers themes including apologies, financial and cultural redress, natural resources, co-governance, and the establishment of legal entities. 323.993.

Fisher, Martin

Long Time Coming: The story of Ngai Tahu’s

Treaty Settlement negotiations with the Crown.

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Flannery, Tim. The Future Eaters: What was here before Maori and the impact of colonisation.

Fleras, Augie & Spoonley, Paul 1999.

Recalling Aotearoa: Indigenous Politics and Ethnic Relations in New Zealand.

Fletcher, Ned 2022.

The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Considered an outstanding scholarly work that enlightens our pathway forward by The Hon. Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie, Chairman of the Waitangi Tribunal 1980-2004. Historian and Lawyer, Ned Fletcher has produced a large well referenced book based on the one-page document. It includes the backgrounds and motivations of those primarily responsible for framing the Treaty. Fletcher concludes that the Maori and English texts of the treaty reconcile, and that those who framed the English Text intended Maori to have continuing rights to self-government (rangatiratanga) and ownership of their lands.

Interestingly, I can find no reference to the “Littlewood Draft of the Treaty” found in 1989 and considered to be authentic. I would expect as an historian and lawyer, Flecher would have been aware of this draft. Chapter Eighteen has considerable discussion on the drafting of the Treaty. 323.0.

Foster, Jack (Editor) 2022.

Counterfutures: Left Thought and Practice Aotearoa Issue 13. Counterfutures is a multidisciplinary journal of Left research, thought, and strategy. Page 31 The Native Lands Acts and Te Peeke o Aotearoa by Catherine Comyn is an excerpt from her forthcoming book, The Financial Colonisation of Aotearoa. Te Peeke o Aotearoa in 1885 presented an exclusively Maori alternative to colonial financial institutions.

Page 133 The Revenge Economy by Faisal Al-Asaad. Al-Asaad is an Iraqborn writer and researcher based in Tamaki Makaurau. His work is in critical and social theory, with a particular focus on race, settler colonialism, and racial capitalism.

Fukuyama, Francis 1992 The End of History, and the Last Man. About Liberal democracy being the best system of governance for a country.

Geering, Lloyd 1999.

Global Future.

The World to Come – From Christian Past to

Graham, Douglas 1997.

Trick or Treaty. Hon. Douglas Graham practised law until 1984 when he was elected to parliament. In 1991 he was Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. It provides an insight unique to someone who worked in the area and has been a passionate observer of the relationship between the indigenous Maori and the settlers who made New Zealand their home. 333.993.

Gwynn, Robin 1998. The Denial of Democracy. The wishes and opinions of the people have become of little account. Politicians, civil servants, and heads of State-Owned enterprises freely make decisions with scant regard for the long-established traditions of democratic government.

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History, Massey University. He stood as Alliance Candidate for Napier in the 1996 election. 306.993 Hamilton, Scott.

Ghost South Road. The Great South Road was built in 1862 to carry a British Army into the Waikato Kingdom. $60 Atuanui Press.

Hill, Richard 2004.

State Authority, Indigenous Autonomy.

Emeritus Professor Richard Hill holds the decree of Doctor of Letters from the University of Canterbury and was Professor of New Zealand Studies at the Stout Research Centre from 2006 until his retirement in 2020. He was Chief Historian, and a Senior Negotiator for the Crown, in the pioneering Treaty of Waitangi negotiations including those with Waikato-Tainui and Ngai Tahu. He is the author of numerous publications on the Treaty, race relations, policing, and Maori land issues.

Hoani, Bradford.

Urban Maori: The Second migration. 305.

Howe, K 1984.

Where the Waves Fall: A New South Sea Islands History from First Settlement to Colonial Rule. A very interesting history book, that is thought provoking as well as informative. From Chapter 2: A popular misconception is the belief that once people establish themselves on an island their subsequent culture was somehow fixed and self-perpetuating until disturbed by European contact. Such an interpretation is without foundation, and it distorts the rather more complex and subtle developments that took place in any one area after it was initially populated.

The terms Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian should perhaps be used to designate geographic rather than culture areas. Chapter 10 discusses New Zealand. Just as the highly stratified societies of Tahiti, Hawaii, and Tonga provided the necessary bases for successful kingships to emerge, so did the lack of such stratification inhibit these developments elsewhere, even, as in New Zealand, to the point where the very idea of unifying an entire country had not entered the concerns of chiefly politics. For the last fifteen or twenty years they (Maori) have associated with Europeans, who have lived amongst them as traders or as whalers; and they were annually visited by many whaling vessels. Mutual advantage, and the connection of almost all of these Europeans with native women, from which connection a healthy and fine-looking half-caste race has sprung up, kept the white men and natives in harmony with each other, and has cemented their union.

Kawharu, IH (Ed) 1989.

Waitangi: Maori and Pakeha Perspectives of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Keenan, Danny 2021.

Wars without End: Nga Pakanga Whenua o Mua – New Zealand’s Land Wars – A Maori Perspective. From the earliest days of European settlement, Maori have struggled to hold on to their land – a legacy affecting race relations in Aotearoa New Zealand to this day.

Disputed land sales in the 1840s led to open warfare between Maori and Imperial forces, followed by the reallocation of land in the late 1860s to those Maori considered loyal. A compelling exploration of crucial events that Page 7 of 22

shaped Aotearoa, enriched by a Maori perspective. Danny Keenan has a public service background, mainly with the Department of Maori Affairs. He was educated at New Plymouth Boys High School and Massey University, where he was appointed lecturer in New Zealand history. Danny is now a full-time writer.

Keith, Sir Kenneth J 1996.

Peoples.

One Nation, Two Partners, Many

Kelsey, Jane 1993.

Rolling Back the State: Privatisation of Power in Aotearoa / New Zealand. A challenging examination of New Zealand’s social and political life.

Kelsey, Jane, 1995.

The New Zealand Experiment: A world model for Structural Adjustment. 330.993.

Kelsey, Jane.

1984-1989. 320.993

A Question of Honour? Labour and the Treaty

Kiddle, Rebecca & others.

Imagining Decolonisation.

Kidman, Joanna + others.

Fragments from a Contested Past:

Remembrance, Denial and NZ History. 993.1.

King, Michael 1985.

Being Pakeha. Half Irish, a quarter Scottish, and a quarter English, Michael King was born in New Zealand, growing up in the Pakeha world of the 1940s and 1950s, in which Britain was home, families were Christian and nuclear, and demonstrations, inflation, and racial conflict were things that occurred abroad. He became dramatically involved in the Maori renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s. He was forced to reassess his assumptions about Maori and Pakeha culture, and to examine his conscience and that of his country on racial issues. 993.03.

King, Michael 1999.

Being Pakeha Now. Pakeha New Zealanders who are committed to this land and its people are no less indigenous than Maori.

Being Pakeha Now is perhaps Michael King’s most significant work. The first serious analysis of what it means to be a non-Maori New Zealander, it has made a major contribution to our thinking about who we are, where we’ve come from, and where we might be going. 993.03.

King, Michael 2003.

Te Puea: A Life. Te Puea Herangi was possibly the most influential woman in our political history. Born at Whatiwhatihoe on the northern boundary of the King Country, granddaughter of King Tawhiao Te Wherowhero, the second Maori King. She became a crucial figure in reviving the Kingitanga Movement among Tainui people. 993.03.

King, Michael 2004.

The Penguin History of New Zealand. A triumphant fruit of careful research. It shows that British motives in colonising New Zealand were essentially humane; and that Maori, far from being passive victims of a fatal impact, coped heroically with colonisation Page 8 of 22

and survived by selectively accepting and adapting what Western technology and culture had to offer.

Lambourne, Alan 1988.

The Treatymakers of New Zealand.

Levine, Stephen & Vasil, Raj 1985.

Maori political Perspectives: He Whakaaro Maori Mo Nga Ti Kanga Kawanatanga. Stephen Levine is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Victoria University of Wellington and written numerous studies of New Zealand politics and elections. Raj Vasil is a Reader in Political Science at Victoria University of Wellington and an acknowledged expert in multiracial societies of the Third World. In this book is the results of talks with thirty articulate Maori men and women and recorded how they see this society, how they see Maori-Pakeha relations, how they see Maori political and social problems, and what they want by way of solutions.

Locke, Elsie 1992.

Two peoples One Land: A History of Aotearoa/New Zealand. An updated edition of Elsie Locke’s 1988 children’s history of Aotearoa/ New Zealand. It begins with the first people to set foot on the shores of these islands and follows our island nation’s story right up to the 1990s. Elsie 1912-2001 was a New Zealand communist writer, historian and leading activist in the feminism and peace movements. Her son, Keith is a former Green MP 1999 – 2011.

McGregor, Judy 2016.

Faultlines.

McLean, John.

Publishing.

Human Rights in New Zealand: Emerging

Parihaka; the Facts. Another great book from Tross

McQueen, Ewen 2020. One Sun in the Sky: The untold story of sovereignty and the Treaty of Waitangi. The Waitangi tribunal has declared that in the Treaty of Waitangi, Maori agreed to a dual-sovereignty partnership in New Zealand. The chiefs understood that the Governor would have authority over Europeans, whilst Maori would retain full sovereignty over themselves. But is this true? What does the Treaty actually say? And what do the records show of Maori understanding at the time the Treaty was debated. Thoroughly researched and fully referenced, this book is a must read for all New Zealanders. One of the top books in my collection.

Everything in this book leads to why New Zealand politicians must debate this issue and have the referendum put forward by ACT NZ to ratify the Treaty and what it means in a modern world today. 323.993

McRae, Tom 1994. in New Zealand.

A Parliament in Crisis: the Decline of Democracy

Malcolm, Noel 1991. Sense on Sovereignty. A Centre of Policy Studies Book, London. “Any Martian who spend the year 1991 observing events on Page 9 of 22

Earth would have concluded that something called ‘sovereignty’ was one of the most important elements of human affairs.”

Maxwell, Peter.

Frontier, the battle for the North Island.

Melbourne, Hineani 1995 Editor .

Maori Sovereignty: The Maori perspective. Presents 17 views of the social, political, and economic questions surrounding one of the most controversial and important issues facing New Zealanders. In conjunction with The Pakeha Perspective, this book offers a cross-section of opinions on what the notions of Maori sovereignty entail, how it would shape our county’s future, the legitimacy of such claims and the implications for race relations. It provides an accessible and stimulating debate on an issue that affects all New Zealanders.

Metge, Joan 1976.

The Maoris of New Zealand. The Guardian commented: "Dr Metge has written the most valuable study of the Maori to appear since Sir Peter Buck's epic work." In three introductory chapters Joan Metge summarizes what is known and surmised about Maori society and culture before Cook's visit to New Zealand in 1769 and the main events and developments between then and today. Turning to the contemporary situation, she lays a general foundation by discussing who is a Maori, the definition of "Maori culture", its relation to "Pakeha culture", and the idea of "Maoritanga" - a word used by Maoris to describe both "Maori heart" and "Maori ways". She then explores a wide range of subjects including, basic concepts of Maoritanga, Maori institutions such as the marae, underachievement at school, an unduly high rate of convictions for offending against the law. Dr Metge was Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Maori at Victoria University of Wellington. Only a quick look through to date, but some interesting reading.

Ministry of Maori Development 2001.

He Tirohanga o Kawa ki te Tiriti o Waitangi. A Guide to the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi as expressed by the Courts and the Waitangi Tribunal. This guide has been prepared as a resource for policy analysts who are called upon to formulate policy and advise on the application of Treaty principles. Professor Sir Hugh Kawharu’s modern interpretation of the Maori text of the Treaty features in this book with the First Article words “Complete government over their lands rather than all the rights and powers of sovereignty”. Well referenced.

323.993 Minogue, Kenneth 1998.

Waitangi: Morality and Reality. Professor Kenneth Minogue was formerly Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and an author of several books. This book sets out the philosophical conditions for achieving a balanced view of the Waitangi process. To an outsider, he remarks, the Waitangi process sometimes looks like a successful society trying to talk itself into a nervous breakdown. On page 37 in a discussion about culture: “The basic point is that each Maori is for most purposes and in law, a member of the single and unified civil society called New Zealand, sharing the rights and duties, and indeed the Page 10 of 22

benefits of other New Zealanders. The Treaty process, however, has sought to equip Maori with an additional collective dimension “. His final recommendation of four, concerning the Waitangi process: “Social, cultural, and economic policy in New Zealand should be subordinate to the basic recognition of a common New Zealand citizenship and allegiance. All else is privilege, and divisive”. I really enjoyed reading this book, though a bit hard to start with, it is recommended reading. Right on the SCG button with numerous statements. 323.

Moon, Bruce 2020.

New Zealand: The Fair Colony. In 2018 Bruce Moon was invited to speak at the Nelson Public Library to the Nelson literary and Scientific institute, his chosen subject “Twisting the Treaty and Other Fake History”. Council and Library staff decided to cancel the meeting siting it to be a health and safety issue. The Nelson Mail took up the baton and produced a report called “Cancelled talk brutal censorship. Eventually a meeting was held hosted by the Hearing Association with a full house. This book details that talk and other essays composed over a number of years.

He highlights a number of issues of distortion and concealment of facts by officialdom and well-known historians and academics like Claudia Orange, Judge Robin Cooke, Vincent O’Malley, Sacha McMeeking, MP Marama Fox, Dame Patsy Reddy, Dame Anne Salmond, Margaret Mutu, Leonie Pihama, Claire Charters, and Maria Bargh. Moon’s statement on Page 58 shows why the Waitangi Tribunal must go. “That the Waitangi Tribunal makes five statements, four of which are straight falsehoods, shows clearly, the extent to which it corrupts the truth. It flagrantly dishonours the Treaty. Its abolition forthwith is a stark necessity”. Bruce Moon studied at the University of Otago and has a long working association with computers and teaching. He has maintained an interest in New Zealand history since his schooldays in Bluff. He is considered an authority on the Treaty of Waitangi.

993.1. Recommended Reading.

Moon, Bruce.

Our Reversion to Tribalism.

Moon Paul 1998.

Hobson: Governor of New Zealand 1840-1842.

Captain William Hobson was New Zealand's first Governor who, within days of arriving in January 1840, arranged the drafting and signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Why Hobson was chosen, the sources he used in preparing the English text of the Treaty, and what Hobson and the British government intended. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in New Zealand's early history and the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi.

993.02.

Moon, Paul 2002.

Waitangi.

Te Ara ki te Te Tiriti: The Path to the Treaty of

Moon, Paul 2006.

Ngapua: The political life of Hone Heke Ngapua.

An epic journey into the life of one of the greatest Maori leaders of the last two centuries, also offers what is, at times, a major reinterpretation of Maori politics. 993.02 Page 11 of 22

Moon Paul 2008.

Fatal Frontiers: A New History of New Zealand in the Decade before the Treaty.

Moon, Paul 2009.

This Horrid Practice. (On Maori Cannibalism)

Moon, Paul 2012.

A Savage Country: The untold story of New

Zealand in the 1820s.

Moon, Paul.

The Treaty and its Times.

Morgan, Gareth 2022.

Are We There Yet? The future of the Treaty of Waitangi. Morganfoundation.org.nz $35. Social Commentator Gareth Morgan has several You Tube clips of speeches about Governance, the Treaty of Waitangi etc.

Mulgan, Prof Richard 1984.

Zealand.

Democracy and Power in New

Naumann, Ruth & Harrison, Lyn & Winiata, Te Kaponga 1990. Te Mana o Te Tiriti: The Living Treaty. This book written for schools, looks at the main events and thinking that led up to and beyond the Treaty of Waitangi.

Ngata, Hon. Sir Apirana 1922.

The Treaty of Waitangi: An Explanation. Hon Sir Apirana Ngata has been described as NZs greatest Maori leader. A politician and lawyer, serving as an MP from 1905 to 1943.

Available on Dr Muriel Newman’s NZCPR website. 993.02.

Newanan, Keith.

Bible and Treaty.

Nolan, Tony 1979.

The Bad Old Days: A Century of Life in the Young Colony of New Zealand. A tongue-in-cheek selection of eye-witness accounts of our past. 993.01.

O’Malley, Vincent 2019.

The New Zealand Wars / Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa. Faught between the Crown and various groups of Maori between 1845 and 1872, the wars touched many aspects of life in nineteenth century New Zealand. O’Malley explores the events, causes and consequences of these defining conflicts. 993.02

O’Malley, Vincent 2022. of Independence 1835.

He Whakaputanga/The Declaration

O’Sullivan, Dominic 2017.

Indigeneity: A Politics of Potential: Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand. The practical policy implications of the indigenous right to self-determination. NZ$177.92 Book Depository.

O’Sullivan, Dominic 2020.

Sharing the Sovereign: Indigenous Peoples, Recognition, Treaties, and the State. “Universities are not normal Crown institutions – they shouldn’t be Tiriti-led” ODT 22Mar23.

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Oakley, Andy 2017.

Once we were One: The Fraud of Modern Separatism. In the modern world, where the concept of race has been exposed as a fallacy by science, biology, genetics, and DNA, how is it possible that in New Zealand we have separate “race” - Maori – that has been given superior rights in so many areas, billions of dollars of taxpayer’s money, and vast public resources such as rivers, lakes, and forests? Never before has New Zealand’s future been so dependent on events of the past, with governments, under the dubious influence of the Waitangi Tribunal, looking backwards rather than forwards, driving us apart rather than looking to the future as one nation, with a plan for success. Bi-culturalism is code for separatism and is driving a sword through the nation’s hard-won unity while “co-governance” between democratically elected councils and private unelected tribal groups is undermining both sovereignty and accountable democracy. He asks the question “Is New Zealand’s future tantamount to race-based communism; a system whereby the government takes the tax from hard working people of any race, and redistributes it to groups of people who state they are of the indigenous Maori race, who have set up Trusts registered as charities to manage the funds, and what were public assets have been handed to them through dodgy treaty settlements held in private.” 305. Recommended Reading with some interesting quotes by past and current National Party MPs such as Hon Bill English and Hon Gerry Brownlee. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Oakley, Andy.

Cannons Creek to Waitangi: Te Pakeha’s Treaty Claim for equality. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Olssen, Erik & Stenson, Marcia 1989.

1900.

A Century of Change, 1800-

Onnudottir, Helen & Possamai.

Religious change and Indigenous Peoples: The making of religious identities. (Article about the increase in Maori converting to Islam).

Orange, Claudia 1987.

The Treaty of Waitangi. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 by William Hobson, representing the British Crown, and over 500 Maori chiefs. The British considered that they had acquired sovereignty over New Zealand, but to Maori people the Treaty had a very different significance. Claudia Orange offers new interpretations of the treaty in NZ history from 1840 to present day. 993.02.

Orange, Claudia 2020.

An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi. Historian Dame Claudia Orange first published The Treaty of Waitangi in 1987. She was the General Editor of the five-volume Dictionary of New Zealand Biography and a director at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa for many years. This updated publication provides readers with invaluable insights into New Zealand’s commitment to one of the foundation documents of our country. Well laid out and comprehensive with great references and bibliography. 993.02.

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Oxford University Press 1997.

Zealand: A Critical Introduction.

Social Policy in Aotearoa New

Palmer, Geoffrey 1979 2nd Edition.

Unbridled Power: An Interpretation of New Zealand’s Constitution & Government. This book is about the exercise of power in New Zealand, how government works and how it can be altered. Information is provided on; how laws are made, how parliament works, what MPs and Ministers do, what the Governor-General does, how the electoral system works, how to make a submission to a select committee, how to make your point of view known and how democratic New Zealand really is. An interesting read for anyone thinking of going back to a first-past-the-post system, a two-chamber legislature, having a written constitution, etc. In 1977 American B. Manning wrote “Hyperlexis is the pathological condition caused by an overactive law-making gland”.

Palmer, Geoffrey 1992.

Reforming our Political System.

New Zealand’s Constitution in Crisis:

Palmer, Sir Geoffrey & Palmer, Dr Matthew 1997. Bridled Power: New Zealand Government under MMP. The shift from a first-past-the-post (FPP) system of government to a mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system represents the greatest change to the New Zealand constitution to take place this century. Bridled Power aims to explain; how the new electoral system works, the changing role of the Governor-General, the role of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, what MPs and Ministers do, how parliament works, how laws are made and avenues for complaint. Vast changes to New Zealand’s system of government have occurred since this book’s predecessor Unbridled Power appeared in 1987. There was significant opposition to the introduction of MMP, but it is essentially more democratic than the old FPP. There is no perfect system of government and there will always be a trade off between efficiency and representativeness.

Patterson, John 1992. Exploring Maori Values. This book offers Pakeha New Zealanders an insight into Maori thought and values and the basis for the sort of understanding and partnership that should exist between Maori and Pakeha. Indeed, it also presents a new perspective from which long-held pakeha values can be reassessed.

Plover, Adam.

New Zealand; the Benefits of Colonisation.

Addresses the issue of how the native people were living prior to colonisation and how today with British sovereignty and law as a result of The Treaty of Waitangi. Page 117: In 2018 the political commentator, Sir Robert Jones, wrote rather whimsically in one of his columns that New Zealand should have an annual “Maori Gratitude Day” – a day on which part-Maoris could reflect on their good fortune at having been colonised by such a humane, hard working and prosperous people as the British. Oh, the outcry. The contents of this book show beyond all doubt the benefits of colonisation and it is time to put to rest once and for all the lie that colonisation was bad for the Maori. It was, in fact, the most positive and beneficially thing that Page 14 of 22

happened to them in all their history. Another great book from Tross Publishing. 993.1 Plover, Adam.

Blood and Tears: A Memorial to those killed by

Tribal and Related Violence. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Quenton-Baxter, Alison Editor 1998.

Recognising the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Covers the draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (1993), the Treaty of Waitangi, Tiriti o Waitangi, Legal status of Indigenous Peoples, Maori Civil Rights & Child Welfare.

Quenton-Baxter, Alison & McLean, Janet 2017. This Realm of New Zealand: The Sovereign, the Governor General, the Crown. New Zealand is a democratic constitutional monarchy, one of Queen Elizabeth II’s sixteen realms. This book provides a comprehensive account of how the Queen, the Governor-General and the Crown interact with our democratically-elected leaders under New Zealand’s unwritten constitution. The authors explain how these islands in the South Pacific were first brought within Queen Victoria’s dominions, the arrangements then made for their future government, and how those arrangements developed over time with the pressure for democracy and responsible government to become New Zealand’s current constitution. They discuss the responsibilities of, and interactions between, the key office-holders: the Sovereign herself; her representative, the Governor-General; the impersonal and perpetual Crown, and the Prime Minister, other Ministers, and Members of Parliament. All of them affect in some way the government which runs the country day to day.

In an afterword, the authors examine some of the key issues to be considered should New Zealand become a republic. The parliamentary democracy that we take for granted can conceal New Zealand’s ultimate constitutional underpinnings in the monarchy. But, as the authors make clear, the Sovereign still delegates the authority to govern to the people’s elected representatives. And understanding the roles of the Queen, the Governor-General and the Crown will be critical as we look forward to debates about the possibility of a republic in New Zealand.

Ramsden, Eric.

Marsden and the Missions or prelude to Waitangi. How the Maori met the impact of civilisation. Forward by Professor Peter H Buck (Te Rangi Hiroa). A publication listed in Pioneering in Otago by William Ayson 1937.

Rienits, Rex & Thea.

The Voyages of Captain Cook. 910.

Robinson, John. The Corruption of New Zealand Democracy: A Treaty Overview. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Robinson, John. When Two Cultures Meet: the New Zealand Experience.

Robinson John 2019. Dividing a Nation: The Return to Tikanga. The uncertain Tikanga (Maori customs and traditional values) are being rePage 15 of 22

introduced into our way of life and written into law, setting rules to determine the behaviour not just of part-Maoris but of all New Zealanders.

To avoid trouble in the future it is important that this vital issue be known, discussed, and debated so that New Zealanders can meet the challenges facing us and seek a better way forward as one people. “We are One” said Ex Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to general acclamation. When Don Brash made the same statement, he was vilified for being racist.305.993. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Robinson, John 2021. He Puapua: Blueprint for Breaking Up NZ. A series of reports, by United Nations and Government agencies, have set down a path to the division by race of New Zealand. The recent He Puapua report is a warning of a breaking wave revolution, a complete transformation of a government divided between a tribal elite and a subservient majority.

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (signed by the John Key National government and implemented by the Labour government of Jacinta Adern), which gives superior rights to those of certain races, is a violation of the democratic principle of equality of citizenship. A must read to understand the full implications of the report on the rights and liberties of all other New Zealanders. 323. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Robinson, John & Childs, Roger 2018. One Law or Two Monarchs? For over 500 years, Polynesians had New Zealand to themselves. However, towards the end of the 1700s, Europeans started arriving to exploit the resources of the country. A technologically advanced culture began interacting with a Stone Age society. This book is about those interactions in the 19th century and the impact of colonisation on Maori. Once the North Island wars had ended, peace and colonial development ultimately benefited most Maori. 993.1 Robinson, John & McLean, John. Gate Pa and Te Ranga: The full story.

Robinson, John & Moon, Bruce + others 2013.

Twisting the Treaty: A Tribal Grab for Wealth and Power. 323.993. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Robinson, John. Two Great New Zealanders: The wisdom of Tamati Waka Nene and Apirana Ngata.

Robinson, John 2020. Unrestrained Slaughter, The Maori Musket Wars 1800-1840. A brief account of the deadliest chapter in New Zealand’s history - the Musket Wars in which around one third of the Maori population were killed. The wars were a continuation of the inter-tribal fighting that had been a feature of native life ever since the tribes arrived in New Zealand in their canoes, but the introduction of muskets increased the killing to an industrial scale. Eventually it was realised the futility of the constant fighting which, had it continued, might well have driven the tribes to extinction. They began to listen to the missionaries and sought a single sovereign power that would be strong enough to keep the peace among Page 16 of 22

tribes, that could only be the British Crown. With the introduction of British law, conflict resolution would henceforth be through the courts and not by bloody conflict. 993.01. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Robinson, John. Regaining a Nation: Equality and Democracy. Another great book from Tross Publishing.

Robinson, John. The Kahimarama Conference: Chiefs Support Christianity and the Queen.

Robinson, John & Acemoglu, Daron 2012.

Robinson, John & Acemoglu, Daron.

States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty.

Why Nations Fall.

The Narrow Corridor:

Round, David.

Truth or Treaty: Common Sense Questions about the Treaty of Waitangi.

Salmond, Anne 1991. Two Worlds: First meetings between Maori and Europeans 1642-1772. Michael King calls it "a stunning comprehensive and polished work of scholarship and one of the most important volumes on Maori-Pakeha relationships ever published.” 993.01.

Salmond, A 1997.

Between Worlds: Early Exchanges between Maori and Europeans 1773-1815.

Salmond, Anne 2020. Tears of Rangi: Experiments Across Worlds. An absorbing historical narrative with bigger and bolder political and ethical arguments by anthropologist Dame Anne Salmond. Very well referenced with an extensive Bibliography. 993.

Scott, Stuart C 1995. The Travesty of Waitangi: Towards Anarchy. This book emphasises Hobson’s words: “Let us all be one people”. The book examines the historical evidence as far as it can be ascertained, notes settlements which have already been made and discusses the validity of the contemporary claims. Notwithstanding the uniqueness of Maori culture, this country became what it is today as a result of the unremitting toil and backbreaking work of the early European settlers who cultivated the land, built roads and towns and, most importantly, introduced the rule of law.

The treaty must not become a racial time-bomb for the future. Stuart C Scott after war service as an RNZAF Navigator in the Pacific, graduated LLB from Otago University in 1947. A Dunedin timber business career followed, and he has served on numerous boards. 333.993. One of my favourite books regarding the Treaty.

Scott, Stuart C 1996. Travesty after Travesty. The sequel to his 1995 book The Travesty of Waitangi: Towards Anarchy. This book records the disastrous slide of Maori and non-Maori relationships since the completion of his first book. In October 1996, National Minister Douglas Graham was feverishly settling huge Maori claims right up until a few days before the election. To no avail: the Maori race deserted his party in droves (and Page 17 of 22

Labour as well) for New Zealand First. This book has three objectives. The first is to draw attention of the public to the biased and historically inaccurate findings of the Waitangi Tribunal – whose existence, Scott believes, should be terminated. Secondly, he urges that the anti-colonial and pro-Maori propaganda which comprises the cultural safety course in the nursing curriculum be kept out of our schools and colleges. Finally, he points out to the people of New Zealand that it they, the taxpayers, and electors of this country, who have the democratic right to arrest New Zealand’s quickening slide towards apartheid, and that initiative must be taken by them. 333.993. Recommended reading following on from his first book.

Seed, Piers.

Rangiaowhia.

Hoani’s last Stand: The Real Story of

Sharp, Andrew.

The Voyages of Abel Janzoon Tasman. 910.

Sharp, Andrew.

Justice and the Maori.

Sherrin, RA & Wallace, JH 1890. earliest times to 1840.

Simmons, DR 1976.

Early History of New Zealand from

The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of

the discovery and oral traditions of the Maori. 398.993.

Simpson, Tony 1984.

A Vision Betrayed: The Decline of Democracy in New Zealand.

Simpson, Tony 1997. The Immigrants: The Great Migration from Britain to New Zealand 1830-1890.

Sinclair, Keith 1959 Ed. 1864.

The Maori King by John Eldo Gorst

Sinclair, Keith 1996 Editor.

The Oxford illustrated History of New nd Zealand 2 Edition. This book brings a thousand years of history to life.

Each chapter has been written by an expert in their field, drawing on the most recent research. An essential resource for every reader of history.

993.1.

Skinner, HD. The Morioris of Chatham Islands. 993.01.

Smith, Stephenson Percy. Hawaiki-The Original Home of the Maori.

SP Smith 1840-1922 was a pioneer surveyor, explorer, ethnologist, and historian. 305.993.

Sneddon, Patrick 2005.

Pakeha and the Treaty: Why it’s our Treaty too. What the Treaty means for Pakeha today and into the future.

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views, land protests and claims, and the disquiet over the Foreshore and Seabed Bill. Patrick Sneddon has been a senior executive and a community consultant with over twenty-five years of business experience, including working with the Ngati Whatua o Orakei Trust Board and Mai FM. He believes a better understanding of the Treaty by all New Zealanders will lead to a better future for all of us.323.993.

Solomon, Mark & Revington, Mark

Mana Whakatipu: Ngai Tahu

Leader. A biography of sorts and thoughts of Mark Solomon.

Sorrenson, MPK.

Maori Origins and Migrations.

Standing, Guy 2014.

The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class.

Stanmore, Robert. book from Tross Publishing.

The Fraud of Human Rights. Another great

Sutton, Douglas 1994 Editor.

Zealanders.

The Origins of the first New

Tamihere, John & Bain, Helen 2004.

John Tamihere: Black & White.

Labour MP for Tamaki Makaurau, high profile, and outspoken cabinet minister, widely tipped as the rising star of the labour caucus and a potential prime minister – John Tamihere crosses the divide between Pakeha and Maori as no other leader does. This book on his life puts the issues of race, success, accountability, and nation-building into the practical context of real life as he knows it. He turned the struggling Waipareira Trust into a national model for private providers of social services. Sir Robert Jones writes of Tamihere in the book’s Foreword: “He was pushing self-help, selfrespect, individuality, and positivity, rather than dependency and sometimes questionable claims, frequently based on dubious history. In other words, his focus was the future and not the past”.

Tau, Te Maire & Anderson, Athol 2008. Ngai Tahu: a migration history: The Carrington Text. (Arthur Hugh Carrington 1895-1947). The story of the invasion and occupation of the South Island of New Zealand by the descendants of Tahupotiki.

Tau, Te Maire.

Water Rights for Ngai Tahu.

Taylor, WA 1952.Lore and History of the South Island Maori.

Te Maire, Rawiri.

The Heke to Omarama 1878, a celebration migration which nearly led to fighting. An unpublished manuscript MS582/e/21 in Beattie, James Herries: Papers 1848-1970 ARC-0162 Hocken Library, Uni Otago DUD. Te Maire is also in Southern People: A Dictionary of Otago Southland Biography 1998. 993.02.

Tecun, Arcia Editor 2022.

Towards a Grammar of Race in Aotearoa New Zealand. A group of scholars, writers and activists discuss why attempts to confront racism and racial violence often stall against a Page 19 of 22

failure to see how power works through race, across our modern social worlds. 305.993 Thomas, Nicholas 2021.

Voyagers Settlement of the Pacific.

Thompson, Christina 2022. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia. 996.

Thompson, Richard 1975.

Retreat from Apartheid: New Zealand’s Sporting Contacts with South Africa. This book documents a small but significant part of the story of apartheid, sheds light on the place of sport and its organisation in New Zealand, on facets of New Zealand’s race relations not normally exposed to public view, and on the way in which New Zealand society both resists and adjusts to changing circumstances.

Richard Thompson was a Lecturer in Psychology and Sociology at the University of Canterbury. 323.

Turnbull, Michael 1960.

The Changing Land: A Short History of New Zealand. It concentrate on the question "How did people in the past get their living. Written for the education of children, but a good easy to read book for adults.

Vasil, Raj 1990.

What do the Maori want? New Maori Political Perspectives. Today the Maori are an angry and aroused people, no longer willing to reconcile themselves to subjugation in their own country. This book provides an interesting insight into the dramatic shift in Maori perspectives and attitudes. Raj Vasil was born in India and teaches politics at Victoria university. He has lived in, researched, and written about a number of multi-racial societies including Fiji, Malaysia, Trinidad, and Guyana.

Walker, Ranginui Struggle without end / Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou. A history of NZ from a Maori perspective. The past 150 years have been an endless struggle by Maori for social justice, equality, and selfdetermination. His book provides a uniquely Maori view, not only of the events of 1990 and the past 150 years but also of the entire period of human settlement – and even beyond to the very origins of the Maori people.

Dr Ranginui Walker 1932-2016 was educated at St Peters Maori College, Auckland Teachers College, and the University of Auckland. About 1985 he became Associate Professor in Maori Studies and has published numerous papers on Maori education. He is the author of several books. He has been Chairman of the Auckland District Maori Council, on the New Zealand Maori Council, Auckland College of Education, and the World Council of indigenous People. 993.1 Ward, Alan 1995.

A Show of Justice: Racial amalgamation in nineteenth century New Zealand. First published in 1974, this new edition, corrected and updated provides a definitive study of official policies towards Maori in the nineteenth century. Professor Ward shows that the official policy of amalgamation, intended to give Maori more complete equality with the settlers, could well, if sensitively applied, have matched Page 20 of 22

Maori aspirations. But it was distorted by racial prejudice and the direct conflict of interest over the land. Alan Ward grew up in Turanganui-a-Kiwa and graduated from Victoria University of Wellington and the Australian National University. He is now a Professor of History at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales and a historical consultant to the Waitangi Tribunal.

Welby, Justin; Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Power of Reconciliation. The author deals with conflict and reconciliation within families, businesses, warfare between nations, races, and all forms of political conflict.

Wilkinson, RG & Pickett, K. The Spirit Level: why more equal.

Williams, Peter QC2012.

Nemesis to Prejudice: Spoken Essays 1996-1999. Peter Williams is a humanist; he cares most passionately about people and their rights, irrespective of their standing in society, their bank accounts, or their nationality. A few of his words: “The best people at APEC will be the protestors”. “APEC is short for Aged Politicians Enjoying Cocktails”. “The Maori of New Zealand traditionally place emphasis upon family trees., tracing their lineage back to the earliest migratory canoes. I consider it now timely that this aspect of Maori tradition and custom should change, and that Maori leaders no longer be chiefs or queens, depending on their status on who their fathers or mothers were, but rather Maori priority be granted on the basis in individual achievement and true leadership qualities. Again, I must protest against the new Maori Brown Table, a small elite group of players in the world of Maori Treaty claims, who have adroitly feathered their own nests”. “Modern technology has reached a stage where, provided the political system allowed an equitable distribution of the fruits of labour and production, all people could live in security and comfort”.

993.03.

Wilson, John Alexander 2013.

The Story of Te Waharoa – A chapter in early New Zealand history – Together with sketches of Ancient Maori Life and History. JA Wilson was a judge of the Native Land Court of New Zealand. Te Waharoa 1776-1838 was a Chief of the Ngati Hana Tribe. A biography of Te Waharoa by Evelyn Stokes was added in 1990 to the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.

Wilson, Margaret & Yeatman, Anna Editors 1995.

Justice and Identity: Antipodean Practices. Commonly accepted notions of justice are challenged in these essays which explore multiculturalism, identity, and difference. Our understanding of sovereignty, governance and democracy is scrutinised in this collection which draws upon recent Australian and New Zealand experience. In Australia the Mabo debate is placed in context while in New Zealand the legal status of the Treaty of Waitangi is revisited afresh, and contemporary Maori political and cultural strategies analysed. The result is a collection which offers a challenging and informative perspective on the inter-relationship between justice and identity.

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Wiseman, Ross 1998. Pre-Tasman Explorers. Ross Wiseman has written several books on other nations exploring the Pacific. Interesting reading for those interested in early New Zealand history. 993.01 Wishart, Ian 2012.

The Great Divide: The Story of NZ and its Treaty. Who really got to New Zealand first? Which version of the Treaty of Waitangi is the most accurate translation? Did the Treaty ever set up a "Partnership" to rule the country? Why did Maori chiefs really sign it?

993.02.

Wright, Erik Olin 2010.

Envisioning Real Utopias.

Wright, Matthew 2019.Waitangi A Living Treaty. From the early cultural collisions between Maori and Pakeha that led to this landmark agreement, to the many reinterpretations that have followed, this book brings the story and concepts of the Treaty to life. 323.993.

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