Introducing He WhakaputangaThe content of this short book is derived directly from the larger illustrated publication, foregoing all illustrations to suit the BWB Texts format. He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed by fifty two rangatira from 1835 to 1839. It was a powerful assertion of mana and rangatiratanga, made after decades of Mori and European encounters that had been steadily expanding both within