Tēnā, kia whai whakaaro tātou ki te āhua o te whakanui i te hainatanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi i roto i ngā tau mā te titiro ki ngā kiriata kua tīkina i ngā kohinga o Ngā Taonga.
Reflect on how the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi has been marked over the years through highlights drawn from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s audiovisual collections
10,000 pea ngā tāngata i huihui ki te marae o Te Tii i te tau 1934 ki te whakanui ōkawatanga tuatahi o Te Tiriti o Waitangi. He rangi whakanui, i kitea e te tini ngerongero te nui o ngā kauhau, o ngā waiata, o ngā haka anō hoki. I kapo kiriatatia, ka tohaina hei ‘karere’ ki ngā whare pikitia o ngā hapori huri noa i te motu mō ngā kaimātakitaki o Aotearoa.
Around 10,000 people gathered at Te Tii Marae in 1934 for the first official commemoration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The crowds witnessed a day of formal speeches, waiata and haka. The event was captured on film and shared as a newsreel in local cinemas for audiences across Aotearoa to also witness the spectacle.
Kua kapo tonutia ngā whakanuitanga mō Te Rā o Waitangi, ki runga rīpene hoki, e taea ai e tātou te kite i ngā rerekētanga i taua rā me te āhua o ngā tāngata i tae atu. Kei ēnei pitopitonga papai i roto i ngā kohinga ataata-rongo o Ngā Taonga, ka whai whakaaro ai tātou ki te āhua o te whakanui i te hainatanga o te Tiriti i roto i ngā tau. Kei te kiriata nei ngā whiringa i ngā tau 1934, 1940, 1977, 1990, 1999, 2003 hoki.
Since then, the annual commemorations of Waitangi Day have been recorded on film and video, allowing us to observe changes to the event and the public response over many years. This archival footage from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s collection reflects how the signing of Te Tiriti has been documented over the years. The loop features clips from events in 1934, 1940, 1977, 1990, 1999 and 2003.
Mō Ngā Taonga:
Ko Ngā Taonga te pūranga ataata-rongo o Aotearoa. Ko ā mātou mahi, he whakaora, he manaaki hoki i ngā kōrero, i ngā auahatanga, me ngā hītori o Aotearoa kei ngā taonga ataata-rongo. E pūmau ana mātou ki ngā tikanga – ko te hono, ko te tiaki me te manawanui. Nā runga i aua tikanga, ko tā mātou kaupapa he pupuri, he manaaki i ngā taonga ataata-rongo o te motu, he tiaki, kia tuku ai ki te iwi whānui tonu.
About Ngā Taonga:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision is New Zealand’s audiovisual archive. We save and cherish the stories, creativity and history of Aotearoa New Zealand in sound and moving images. With strong values of connection, conservation and commitment, our purpose is to hold our nation’s audiovisual heritage in safekeeping and make it widely accessible.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision | Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (ngataonga.org.nz)
If you'd like to view the archival film courtesy of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision and narrated by the team's Mātauranga Māori outreach advisor Maimoa Toataua-Wallace. We have screenings at:
- Frankton Library from 31 January until 27 February, click here for details; and
- Queenstown Library from 1 February until 8 February, click here for details.