LibGuides: APA 7th Edition Referencing Guide1: Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitiangi)

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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.

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

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).

Brief of evidence for a Waitangi Tribunal report

A brief of evidence for a Waitangi Tribunal report is an official document providing evidence or support for a Waitangi Tribunal report. It should usually say 'brief of evidence' in the title.

Surname, A. A. (Year, Month day). Title in italic sentence case: Subtitle in italic sentence case (Report No. Wai #, Evidence Number). Name of Website in Title Case. URL

Pihama, L., Mikaere, A., Greensill, A., Pitman, M., Halkyard-Harawira, H., & Hata, T. (2021, January 20). Brief of evidence of Leonie Pihama (Report No. Wai 2700, A19). Waitangi Tribunal. https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_198605587/Wai%202700%2C%20A019.pdf

Note
The evidence number is the number given at the top right of the brief of evidence report, next to the report number. Any letters included in the number should be capitalised.

Examples

Reference list entry

Pihama, L., Mikaere, A., Greensill, A., Pitman, M., Halkyard-Harawira, H., & Hata, T. (2021, January 20). Brief of evidence of Leonie Pihama (Report no. Wai 2700, A19). Waitangi Tribunal. https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_198605587/Wai%202700%2C%20A019.pdf

In-text citations

Narrative
Pihama et al. (2021) describe ... (p. 12)

Parenthetical
... (Pihama et al., 2021, p. 12).

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).