Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the agreement between the Crown and Māori that was signed on 6 February 1840 by 40 rangatira and Captain Hobson at Waitangi.Read more…
Remember and reflect: The Declaration of Independence and the National Day of Commemoration for the New Zealand Wars
28 October 2022 marks the anniversary of the signing of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tirene: the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand in 1835. Te Pūtake o te Riri, He Rā Maumahara, or the National Day of Commemoration for the New Zealand Wars, is commemorated on the same date. Read more…
Bruce Biggs and the revitalisation of te reo Māori
The Māori language petition for active recognition of te reo Māori was delivered to Parliament in 1972. It had over 30,000 signatures and became the starting point for a significant revitalisation of te reo Māori.
At the time, te reo Māori revitalisation was still in its infancy at the University of Auckland, after receiving a boost during the 1950s, with Bruce Biggs — ethnographer, linguist, and champion of te reo Māori — at the helm. Read more…
Upcoming TV and Radio changes
Te Tumu Herenga’s TV and Radio service is undergoing a few changes as we seek to make wise use of our resources and better align our service with Waipapa Taumata Rau’s IT strategy. Read more…
Matariki, more than a star: Remember, reflect, and reset
Matariki, Māori New Year, signals a time to reflect on what we have learned, contributed, and are grateful for.Read more…
A virtual Waitangi Day 2022
Waitangi Day commemorative events are cancelled this year due to Covid-19. Enjoy a virtual Waitangi Day with a look back at how the day has been presented, in our Te Tiriti o Waitangi playlist.Read more…
The Point of (No) Return: marking 45 years since the occupation of Bastion Point
45 years ago, the Ōrākei Māori Action Committee, led by Joe Hawke, began the occupation of Takaparawhā | Bastion Point reserve to protest the Government’s plan to subdivide the land for private housing developmentRead more…
BSANZ 2021 Conference: Communities, books and the power of words
Interested in studies about books, authors, publishing, readers and related topics? Registrations are open for the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand 2021 virtual conference, 22-23 November. Read more…
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2021
Celebrate Māori Language Week with the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound’s 50th Anniversary Podcast, our TV and Radio playlist, and resources for learning te reo Māori.Read more…
45 years of the Waitangi Tribunal
45 years after the establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal, we reflect on its position in Aotearoa New Zealand society.Read more…
Preserving our roots: protecting our forest taonga
Supporting the International Year of Plant Heath; discover Special Collections resources about our native trees and plants, mātauranga and forestry.Read more…
Experience the art of Tai Tonga
Rennie Atfield-Douglas chose artwork that would get people thinking to display at our new campus in South Auckland.Read more…
Te Tumu Herenga: Our name and our story
Celebrate Māori Language Week and learn the story behind our name, Te Tumu Herenga.Read more…
Say kia ora to our new Kaiārahi
Meet our new Kaiārahi Abigail McClutchie and learn about her vision and approach to her role in helping us determine what it means to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Te Tumu HerengaRead more…
Make a great start this semester
Achieve your learning goals by developing new skills and creating new habits this semester.Read more…
Learning Online Toolkit now on Canvas
Next time you log in to Canvas you will find a toolkit put together by our Learning and Teaching Development team to help you learn online.Read more…
Display celebrates 50 years of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound
View the display Celebrating 50 years of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, 1970 – 2020, at Special Collections in the General Library until Friday 3 April.Read more…
Honouring Professor Jonathan Mane-Wheoki
Cultural Collections: Tape slicing – the reel story
Replacing tape splices on reel-to-reel magnetic tapes is a fiddly but critical task to ensure rare recordings can be preserved and digitised.Read more…
Cultural Collections: Māori Television full back-catalogue now available
Critical Encounters Tuia 250
Daniel Solander-inspired exhibition and seminar
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Start your semester on the right track
Customary meets contemporary in whakapapa-inspired artwork
Māori Land Court Minute Books Index now open access
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with TV and Radio
30th anniversary of Waipapa Marae
Ngā Kura Māori: The Native Schools System 1867-1969
The tomokanga of Te Herenga Mātauranga Whānui
Matariki
