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Whats in the treaty of waitangi - Coggle Diagram
Whats in the treaty of waitangi
Key contents (i.e. Principles etc.)
The French Catholic Bishop Jean Baptiste François Pompallier requested that all religious beliefs should be allowed in the new colony
The Treaty to establish a British Governor of New Zealand, consider Māori ownership of their lands and other properties, and give Māori the rights of British subjects.
When Was It Signed
6 of February 1840
Who Signed it
William Hobson
92+ Maori Chiefs from across Aotearoa
The first to sign it was Honeheke
James Busby
Where was it sign
It was signed at Waitangi, The bay of islands
It was later brought all around the country for more chiefs to sign it
Interesting facts and anecdotes (problems and miscommunications?)
Poor storage between 1877 and 1908 led to the Treaty being damaged by both water and rodents
The Treaty came close to being destroyed by fire when the Government Offices in Auckland burned to the ground in 1842
Wiilaim Hobson Represented the crown
Significance today (for whom?)
New Zealand Has Been formed around the contents of the treaty
The Treaty was formed as a sort of declaration of independence for New Zealand.
The country was formed as a strategic point for anything in the pacific.
Sources
https://teara.govt.nz/en/treaty-of-waitangi/page-1#:~:text=The%20Treaty%20of%20Waitangi%20is,language%20version%20of%20the%20treaty
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https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-treaty-of-waitangi-is-signed
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiar4bKm7bwAhXxILcAHdwMAogQFjAFegQIChAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Farchives.govt.nz%2Fdiscover-our-stories%2Fthe-treaty-of-waitangi&usg=AOvVaw2c_oCDMYWngIm4bkDO-yXv
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi
Done By Aidan and Jake