‘Understanding Te Tiriti – A Handbook About Te Tiriti o Waitangi’ w/ Lawyer Roimata Smail: 31 January, 2024

‘Understanding Te Tiriti – a handbook about Te Tiriti o Waitangi’ is a new guide created by lawyer Roimata Smail (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, English, Scottish, Irish descent).

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Smail about the handbook and what she hopes people take away from it.

She started off by asking Smail about her background as a legal counsel in the Waitangi Tribunal and in creating educational resources about Te Tiriti.