A new season of Thoughts and Comments kicks off with a look at the history of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Andrew Urquhart considers how New Zealand's past influences our present and future, with Treaty historians Dr Samuel Carpenter (Laidlaw College), Rev. Dr Malcolm Falloon, and Prof. Paul Moon (AUT). What led to the signing of Te Tiriti? What happened in the days surrounding 6 February 1840? And did betrayal come after?

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