February 2007 will see the return of the much-anticipated Treaty Debates at Te Papa. First held in 2005, they have become a notable contribution to the national debate over the Treaty of Waitangi. Recorded at Te Papa, and with the support of Radio New Zealand broadcast to tens of thousands of New Zealanders, they have highlighted that the Treaty is just as topical today as it was in 1840 and the need to discuss its present meaning just as relevant.February 2007 will see the return of the much-anticipated Treaty Debates at Te Papa. First held in 2005, they have become a notable contribution to the national debate over the Treaty of Waitangi. Recorded at Te Papa, and with the support of Radio New Zealand broadcast to tens of thousands of New Zealanders, they have highlighted that the Treaty is just as topical today as it was in 1840 and the need to discuss its present meaning just as relevant.Fishing for Answers - Maori and the Fisheries
When: Thursday 1 February 2007, 6:30pm - 8pm
Where: Soundings Theatre, Level 2
Entry: Free
In the three decades since the widening of the Waitangi Tribunal's powers to investigate historic claims we have heard the contemporary meaning of Article 2 of the treaty debated extensively, culminating, in part, in the passing of the Maori Fisheries Act in September 2004. What does this development mean for Maori commercial fishing and the future relationship of Maori and Pakeha with the sea?

The Big Picture - Where is the Treaty?
When: Thursday 8 February 2007, 6.30 - 8.00pm
Where: Soundings Theatre, Level 2
Entry: Free
The term 'living document' has become synonymous with the Treaty of Waitangi in this country, with three short articles being debated in contexts their original signatories could never have imagined. With so much interpretation and analysis, will the original intentions of this document remain, and does it have a place in the multicultural society of our future?

Image: A segment of the Treaty of Waitangi