Treaty of Waitangi

From 1830 on, Europeans would come to New Zealand in waves of hundreds and thousands of people, threatening the Maoris’ once complete control over the land. This brewing economic rivalry was what paved the way for the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document. This treaty was interpreted differently by the English and Maoris, something the British had purposely done. The British plan to deceive the natives resulted in both land and governmental conflicts. Land disputes caused by the treaty’s

On October 28, 1835, James Bushy who was appointed to be a British Resident by the Crown and chiefs from Northland singed a Declaration of Independence in Waitangi. According to Walker(1990), the initial motivation of Declaration was that a trade ship of Aotearoa/New Zealand was impounded in Sydney because of not flying a flag. The King of England was petitioned to provide protection from foreign invasion by 13 leading chiefs from North. After that, Bushy and other 34 chiefs signed the Declaration

Introduction The Ngāti Te Korotuohu tribe has come to a law firm in order to ask for advice about claiming full chieftainship over all of the Waihau, including all of the coastal areas, and to see whether they are able to get assistance from the commonwealth jurisdictions as well as the United Nations in order to progress with their claims. Facts Ngāti Korotuohu is an iwi (tribe) whose traditional tribal sea and land domain, known as Waihau, is a territory which includes a large natural harbour

Taiwhanga, was in favour of the signing of the treaty. Hone Heke told Hobson at a meeting [discussing the treaty]: “Governor, you should stay with us and be like a father. If you go away, then the French or the rum sellers will take us Maori over. How can we know what the future will bring? If you stay, we can be ‘all as one’ with you and the missionaries.” The quote ‘all as one’ was also used by Hobson when shaking acknowledging Maori after they signed the treaty. Missionaries and British officials commonly

In December 1837 the British government decided in principle to intervene in New Zealand to ensure that colonisation was regulated and that land transactions that defrauded Māori were stopped. This led to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, was meant to be a

“Te Pouhere (1991) is a just response to the Treaty of Waitangi and the Gospel in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia”. To answer this question is to examine the very foundations of the Anglican Church in these lands, to explore the history of people and events that brought us to the moment of Te Pouhere’s ratification and to elicit a sense of the forces that drive us as a church, both then and now. With a view to the vast reality that is entwined with answering, and with humility in recognizing

Part 1: The Treaty as a Feature of the New Zealand History The Treaty of Waitangi has always been Aotearoa, New Zealand’s founding document, however it’s status continues to change over time. Signed over 175 years ago, February 6th 1840, the document continues to cause much controversary and debate in its meaning and interpretation (Orange, 2011). It is the history that keeps repeating itself. During pre-colonisation of New Zealand, Britain entered partnership with Maori as protection from other

The Taranaki war was a war that began in March 17 1860 and ended a year later, between the British forces and Te Ati Awa tribe aided with kingitanga from the Maori Kingdom in Waikato, that began in Waitara, Taranaki, and eventually spread out through the neighbouring areas of Taranaki region to New Plymouth and Omata through strategic geographic isolation attempted by the British. Fought by the thousands of troops from the British Imperial empire aided with troops from other British imperial empires

heritage management. According to the information provided by the case study, in my opinion, there are basically three parts in the heritage management process of Ngati Tu Wha awei. The first part is from the initial settlement to the sign of Treaty of Waitangi. In this period, iwis in Te Whanga Paemai had a simple lifestyle: they lived there by the rich resources and sometimes they had beached whales for food. After the Europeans came, they started to involve in commercial whaling. Some of them worked

district health board, 2015). This essay will discuss the importance and application of two health promotion values which will be Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Human rights. Explain and discuss the importance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to health promotion practice Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a very important document for Aotearoa (New Zealand). The name Te Tiriti O Waitangi was from a place in Bay of Islands, where it was first signed on 6th February, 1840 (New Zealand History, 2014).It is an agreement between