The Waitangi Tribunal and the treaty
The treaty is central to everything that the Waitangi Tribunal does.
As a standing commission of inquiry, the Waitangi Tribunal is tasked with determining whether Crown actions or omissions are in breach of treaty principles.
In this section you will find out more about:
- How the treaty was signed
- How the Waitangi Tribunal has interpreted the meaning of the treaty
- What the Waitangi Tribunal has said about treaty principles
- The te reo Māori text of the treaty
- The English text of the treaty
- An English translation of the reo Māori text by Sir Hugh Kawharu
See both texts of the treaty
Both texts of the treaty are currently on display at He Tohu, the National Library of New Zealand, corner of Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington.
www.natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu(external link)
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