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The Maori Version of the Treaty Explained

Reconstruction of the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Marcus King Author Archives New Zealand.

Sir Apirana Ngata


Sir Apirana Ngata wrote his explanation of the Maori version of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1922, when he was an MP. That was in the days before activists started re-inventing the treaty. The booklet was published and distributed to all Maori families. You can read it below.

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