Information on Waitangi Day history and celebrations
Media advisory, 31 January 2008
Waitangi Day, what does it mean to New Zealanders? The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has produced a number of useful features on Waitangi Day history and celebrations on three of its websites:
NZLive.com
NZLive.com – a comprehensive guide to Waitangi Day events and activities throughout New Zealand. Find out about what’s happening in your area.
Details of Waitangi Day events can be accessed on the NZLive.com website.
For further information please contact: Jackie Hay, Manager, NZLive.com, 04 471 3383
NZHistory.net.nz
Access information on the history of Waitangi Day with NZHistory.net.nz. Gain valuable insights into our national day and the Treaty of Waitangi.
Information can be found at:
The eight sections include getting agreement on the treaty, biographies of the main players, a treaty timeline and the origins of Waitangi Day as a national day.
An interactive map of treaty signing locations and relevant information is also available.
For further information please contact: Bronwyn Dalley, Chief Historian, 04 496 6334, 021 2550 273
TeAra.govt.nz
Information on the Treaty of Waitangi can be accessed via Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Te Ara is a comprehensive guide to the country’s peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.
The story of New Zealand as a nation state, beginning with the signing of the treaty in 1840, can be found at:
The feature also includes sections on the treaty in Māori and English, the treaty in law and the Waitangi Tribunal.
For further information please contact: Jock Phillips, General Editor, Te Ara, 04 496 6346, 027 2875 672
General Contact:
- Shona Geary, Communications, 04 496 6185, 027 256 7778