He Tohu

He Tohu is a new permanent exhibition of 3 iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand.

It lives at the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa in a stunning new state-of-the-art conservation space, designed to preserve the documents for generations to come.

The documents are:

1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni — Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand

1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi — Treaty of Waitangi

1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition — Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine.

The He Tohu exhibition has been developed in partnership between Crown and Māori, with significant input from women’s groups nationwide.