Founding Documents of Aotearoa NZ

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ISBN: 9781776940806
Title: Founding Documents of Aotearoa NZ
Author: MOON PAUL

Description: Aotearoa New Zealand’s story can be told through the key documents and landmarks that have moved the country towards what it is today. From the earliest markers of territory, through the items of constitutional development, to the international agreements that set our place in the world, this country’s development and growth are marked and illustrated. Selected by leading historian Dr Paul Moon, each of the 50 founding documents is provided with a description and historical context. For anybody that is interested in how we became the nation we are today, or is looking for the background so necessary to understanding the developments in the relationship between Maori and Pakeha, Founding Documents of Aotearoa New Zealand can fulfil many needs.

Contents: Contents Introduction 7 1 – Pou C 19th CENTURY 8 2 – Tasman’s Map 1642 10 3 – Cook’s Map 1772 14 4 – A Korao no New Zealand 1815 16 5 – Wakefield’s Plan 1829 18 6 – Yate’s Petition 1831 20 7 – Busby’s Appointment 1832 22 8 – A New Zealand Flag 1834 24 9 – Declaration of Independence 1835 26 10 – Hobson’ s Report 1837 28 11 – House of Lords’ Select Committee Report 1838 32 12 – New Zealand Company Deed of Purchase 1839 34 13 – Normanby’s Instructions 1839 36 14 – Proclamations 1840 38 15 – Treaty of Waitangi – Busby’s Draft 1840 40 16 – Treaty of Waitangi – Maori Version 1840 44 17 – Treaty of Waitangi – English Version 1840 46 18 – Proclamations of Sovereignty 1840 48 19 – Union Bank of Australia 1840 50 20 – New South Wales Continuance Act 1840 52 21 – Capital Moved to Auckland 1840 54 22 – New Zealand Declared a Crown Colony 1841 56 23 – Maketu Execution 1842 58 24 – FitzRoy’s Debenture Notes 1844 60 25 – The First Treaty Settlement 1844 62 26 – New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 64 27 – Parliamentary Elections 1853 66 28 – European Population becomes Majority 1858 68 29 – Capital Moved to Wellington 1865 70 30 – Maori Gain Right to Vote 1867 72 31 – Britain Withdraws Last Imperial Troops 1870 74 32 – Ballance Defies Governor 1892 76 33 – Women Given Vote 1893 78 34 – Troops Sent to Boer War 1899 80 35 – New Zealand Votes Against Joining Australia 1901 82 36 – New Zealand Flag Officially Adopted 1902 84 37 – New Zealand Becomes a Dominion 1907 86 38 – New Zealand Declares War on Central Powers 1914 90 39 – New Zealand Joins League of Nations 1919 92 40 – Trade Agreement with Japan 1928 94 41 – War Declared on Germany 1939 96 42 – Royal New Zealand Navy Founded 1941 98 43 – Canberra Pact 1944 100 44 – Adoption of Statute of Westminster 1947 102 45 – ANZUS 1951 104 46 – New Zealand Joins SEATO 1954 106 47 – Waitangi Tribunal 1975 108 48 – National Anthem 1977 110 49 – 200-Mile Exclusive Economic Zone 1977 112 50 – South Pacific Nuclear Free Treaty 1985 114 Bibliography 116 116

Author Biography: Paul Moon is a New Zealand historian and a professor at the Auckland University of Technology. He is a writer of New Zealand history and biography, specialising in Maori history, the Treaty of Waitangi and the early period of Crown rule. He has many books to his credit and is a frequent media commentator on radio and television.

Format: Trade Paper
Publication date: 08/08/2024
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