{"product_id":"understanding-kawanatanga","title":"Understanding Kāwanatanga","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePRESALES OPEN NOW — ships August 2026\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\"\u003eThis is a presale. Orders including this title will not ship until August 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho actually has power in Aotearoa? Where do decisions get made: about healthcare, education, housing, the cost of living? Most of us were never taught how government really works. This book changes that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn just 32 pages, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Kāwanatanga\u003c\/em\u003e shows how laws and systems shape your everyday life, and where people like you can have real influence. You can understand it in under an hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTe Tiriti sets limits on government power. This book shows how that power works right now, bridging what you already know about Te Tiriti with the system that operates around it every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore you vote, understand how decisions are actually made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third book in the #1 bestselling \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Te Tiriti\u003c\/em\u003e series by human rights lawyer and educator Roimata Smail. Written in her signature clear, accessible style — short enough to read in an afternoon, beautiful enough to keep close at hand, with original artwork by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbyngawai.store\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eartbyngawai\u003c\/a\u003e, design by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sarahhealeydesign.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSarah Healey\u003c\/a\u003e, and TKP design by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thebigidea.co.nz\/stories\/noelle-jakeman\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNoelle Jakeman\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the unprecedented public engagement with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/kahu\/hikoi-to-parliament-author-and-lawyer-creates-tool-to-help-kiwis-oppose-treaty-principles-bill\/MVVNN7CHPBB3TNL4YPUP2WQHOA\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTreaty Principles Bill\u003c\/a\u003e and the author's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/e-tangata.co.nz\/comment-and-analysis\/on-the-ground-in-geneva\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etrip to the United Nations\u003c\/a\u003e in 2025, this book grows from a hopeful truth: people are beginning to understand their power. \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Kāwanatanga\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to deepen it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thebigidea.co.nz\/stories\/roimata-smail-on-using-design-writing-art-and-music-for-education-and-hope\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead about how Roimata uses art and design to make complex history accessible →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.roimatasmail.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoimata Smail\u003c\/a\u003e (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui) is a human rights lawyer, educator, and bestselling author. She has spent over 20 years working on te Tiriti cases — including representing lead claimants in the landmark Hauora Inquiry — and teaching te Tiriti in ways that are factual, respectful, and accessible. Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.treatytraining.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTreatyTraining.com\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.roimatasmail.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eroimatasmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32 pages — A5 (14.7 × 21.1 cm), stapled\u003cbr\u003eArtwork by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbyngawai.store\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eartbyngawai\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigned by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sarahhealeydesign.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSarah Healey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTKP design by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thebigidea.co.nz\/stories\/noelle-jakeman\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNoelle Jakeman\u003c\/a\u003e, used with permission\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wai Ako Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52227678699801,"sku":"Wai15","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/6677\/6857\/files\/UnderstandingKawanatanga_CVR.jpg?v=1785804029","url":"https:\/\/waiakobooks.com\/products\/understanding-kawanatanga","provider":"Wai Ako Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}