Treaty of waitangi

This week in hurumanu one we have been working on the subject: Treaty of Waitangi.  Mr.micthell got us some questions and we had to answer each one of it and Here are the questions we got and our answers!

• Who is the Treaty of Waitangi between?

British crown and Maori

• Where and when was the Treaty signed?

was signed on February 6, 1840, at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands.

• How many copies are there of the treaty?

In total there are nine signed copies of the treaty of Waitangi, including the sheet signed on 6 February 1840 at Waitangi.

• Who signed the treaty? How many Chiefs?

Gathering signatures from around the country. About 40 chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840 and by the end of the year almost 500 chiefs signed it.

• Who was James Busby and what did he have to do with Waitangi?

Edinburgh-born James Busby was British Resident, a consular representative, in New Zealand from 1833. Based at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands, he was given little material support to achieve British policy aims, but in early 1840 he helped William Hobson draft the Treaty of Waitangi.

• Who was and what did Hone Heke Pokai do?

Heke Pōkai and later often referred to as Hōne Heke, was a highly influential Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) and a war leader in northern New Zealand; he was affiliated with the Ngati Rahiri, Ngai Tawake, Ngati Tautahi, Te Matarahurahu and Te Uri-o-Hau hapu

• Who was and what did Captain William Hobson do? 

He negotiated the Treaty of Waitangi with the Maori chiefs, which granted England sovereignty over New Zealand. William Hobson was born at Waterford, Ireland, on Sept. 26, 1792. He entered the Royal Navy at the age of 10, became a midshipman in 1806, and rose to captain in 1834.

• Who was and what did Reverend Henry Williams do?

was the leader of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) mission in New Zealand in the first half of the 19th century. Williams entered the Royal Navy at the age of fourteen and served in the Napoleonic Wars. He went to New Zealand in 1823 as a missionary.

• Who was and what did Tamati Waaka Nênê do?

was a Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) who fought as an ally of the British in the Flagstaff War of 1845–46.

• What was the problem with translation of the treaty?

The translation people weren’t experts so it might of been wrong

• What were the effects on Māori rights?

They thought they had control over their land but they were wrong.

• How do we remember Waitangi Day?

Every year on 6 February, New Zealand marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. In that year, representatives of the British Crown and over 500 Māori chiefs signed what is often considered to be New Zealand's founding document.