The Treaty Of Waitangi Companion | Vincent O'Malley; Bruce Stirling

Weaving together voices, documents and images from centuries of cooperation, conflict and change, The Treaty of Waitangi Companion ranges from first contact between Maori and Europeans to today's debates over the place of te Tiriti o Waitangi in our constitutional arrangements.

Rather than offering a single narrative, Vincent O'Malley and Bruce Stirling bring readers close to the historical record itself. They draw on the words of key figures, from William Hobson and Hone Heke to Dame Whina Cooper, Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. These voices trace the story from te Tiriti's signing in 1840 through war and land loss, Maori renaissance and Waitangi Tribunal inquiries, and on to the debates that continue to shape Aotearoa today.

Presented in full colour and updated throughout, this new edition is an essential resource for students, teachers and anyone wanting to understand how the history of this foundational document continues to matter.

Vincent O'Malley FRSNZ is one of Aotearoa's leading historians. He has authored several books, among them Voices from the New Zealand Wars (BWB, 2021), which won the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Award for non-fiction. His honours include the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement and the Royal Society Te Apa rangi Humanities Aronui Medal. Bruce Stirling has specialised in Treaty research since 1989 and has led major research programmes for iwi and government. Vincent and Bruce co-founded HistoryWorks in 2004, a consultancy dedicated to high-quality historical research.