Hear a kōrero with Ngahuia Te Awekotuku about mana wāhine, wāhine toa and the women who signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

"In the notion of wāhine toa, you have an idea of a female warrior."

Find out more at https://natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu

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

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

He Tohu is presented by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, both of which are part of the Department of Internal Affairs.