Lost in Translation 2 - Te Tiriti o Waitangi (episode two)
- Documentary
- Te Reo
- Māori
- NZ History
Episode two of comedian Mike King’s acclaimed Treaty of Waitangi series sees King starting at the beginning: in the Bay of Islands, he explores the background to the treaty's original signing, from the debaucherous colonial town of Russell to Governor Busby’s Declaration of Independence, and William Hobson’s drafting (and controversial translation) of the treaty. King talks to historians and signatory descendants. Constitutional lawyer Moana Jackson, author Jenny Haworth and MP Hone Harawira offer their takes on the Treaty's birth, and its reception by Māori during this pivotal time in NZ history.

Willie Jackson recalls Mike King's first visit to Waitangi, Auckland Now, March 2009
Photo and info on the Waitangi sheet, NZ History website
Official website for the Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Read the text of the Treaty of Waitangi, NZ History website
More on the nine sheets of the Treaty of Waitangi, NZ History
NZ History pages on the Treaty
Official Waitangi Tribunal site
Section on the Treaty of Waitangi, Archives New Zealand website
Section on the Treaty of Waitangi, Te Ara website
Profile of Ngāpuhi leader Hōne Heke, Te Ara













