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Reaching agreement on the meaning and 'spirit' of the Treaty of Waitangi - New Zealand's founding document - has led to fierce debate and violent conflict between European settlers and Maoris since its signing in 1840 until the present day. This documentary style program looks at: events leading up the signing; consequences of the signing, the key points of difference in the two versions of the treaty; the treaty in the twentieth century; and the founding of the Waitangi Tribunal. There are interviews with New Zealand historians Claudia Orange, Dr Benjamin Pittman (Great-Great Grandson of Maori Chief Patuone) and Mark Derby. Suitable for New Zealand history, culture related and indigenous rights studies at the senior secondary and further education level, it provides a good introduction to the treaty and the controversies and points of contention surrounding it.