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APA 7th Edition Referencing Guide1

A Wintec Library guide to referencing in APA 7th edition style

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Referencing Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi)

When referencing The Treaty of Waitangi, it is acceptable to use either the Māori or English title. Note that the title is not italicised, and that the year is part of the title and therefore not enclosed in brackets.


Examples

Reference list entry

Te Tiriti o Waitangi, February 6, 1840, https://www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz/en/about/the-treaty/maori-and-english-versions

In-text citations

Narrative
Article 1 of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) outlines...

Parenthetical
... (Te Tiriti o Waitangi, 1840, art. 1).

 

Note
Omit article numbers from in-text citations if simply referring to Te Tiriti generally. 

Referencing a Waitangi Tribunal report

The example below shows how to reference a Waitangi Tribunal report and indicates the different elements needed.

Waitangi Tribunal. (Date). Title in italic sentence case: Subtitle in italic sentence case (Report No. Wai #). URL

Waitangi Tribunal. (2015). The Ngāpuhi mandate inquiry report (Report No. Wai 2490). https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_95773963/Ngapuhi%20Mandate%20Inquiry%20W.pdf  

 

Note
Use Waitangi Tribunal as the author for each reference, regardless of whether an individual author is named.

Examples

Reference list entry

Waitangi Tribunal. (1991). The Ngai Tahu claim: Supplementary report on Ngai Tahu legal personality (Report No. 27). https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_68475221/Report%20on%20Ngai%20Tahu%20Legal%20Personality.pdf

In-text citations

Narrative
The Waitangi Tribunal (1991) outlines... (p. 4)

Parenthetical
... (Waitangi Tribunal, 1991, p. 4).


Referencing He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand)

When referencing The Declaration of Independence, it is acceptable to use either the Māori or English title. Note that the title is not italicised, and that the year is part of the title and therefore not enclosed in brackets.

He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, October 28, 1835, https://www.archives.govt.nz/discover-our-stories/the-declaration-of-independence-of-new-zealand


Examples

Reference list entry

He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, October 28, 1835, https://www.archives.govt.nz/discover-our-stories/the-declaration-of-independence-of-new-zealand

In-text citations

Narrative
He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (1835) outlines... (para. 5).

Parenthetical
... (He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, 1840, para. 1).

 

Note
If including more than one in-text citation for He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, include an abbreviated version of the title in the first in-text citation that can be used for subsequent in-text citations.
 See the examples below:

 

First in-text citation narrative
He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (He Whakaputanga, 1835) outlines...(para. 5).
Following in-text citations narrative
He Whakaputanga (1835) states...(para. 8).
First in-text citation parenthetical
...(He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni [He Whakaputanga], 1835, para. 5)
Following in-text citations parenthetical
...(He Whakaputanga, 1835, para. 8).
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