Reclaiming the Treaty’s vision of hope and reconciliation

“In 1840, moments after signing his name to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Ngāpuhi rangatira Ngāmanu prayed: “Haeremai e te tiriti o Waitangi! Haeremai ki tēnei ao. Haeremai me ngā hua kei roto ki a koe!” (“Welcome O Treaty of Waitangi! Welcome to this world. Welcome to the fruits that reside within you!”).

To Ngāmanu, this Treaty was an agreement of reconciliation and hope; as it was for the British Crown, who likewise regarded it as a reconciliatory mechanism and a reset in their dealings with indigenous peoples.” Read more.