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This episode of Treaty Talks is with manuhiri Peter Adds (Te Āti Awa).
The kōrero covers how early European settlers showed up in Aotearoa and changed everything for Māori. It kicks off with Abel Tasman in 1642 and James Cook in 1769, then unpacks how explorers, traders, whalers, and missionaries rolled in. From disease and trading to the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, it’s all about the shift to British rule, land loss, and cultural changes that still affect Māori today.
Treaty Talks was filmed in September 2024 at Te Papa Tongarewa inside Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Ngā tohu kotahitanga exhibition, prior to the introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill and the nationwide hīkoi in November.
Photo: Te Māngai Pāho
