Waitangi day
In the beginning
The agreement of Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed in 1840 by British colony and over 500 Tangata maori chiefs.It wasn’t ah holiday until 1974.They officially made it a celebration in 1934,it is celebrated on the 6th of February it is a public holiday so you get a day off school.On Waitangi day people go places to celebrate it.The name Waitangi day was from the place itself
What does Waitangi stand for?
The Treaty of Waitangi Maori: Tiriti o Waitangi is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various Maori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand.
When was the treaty signed?
The Treaty of Waitangi is signed.6 February 1840,more than 40 Maori chiefs, led by Ngapuhi is Hone Pokai, signed a treaty with the British Crown at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. The Treaty of Waitangi, as it has become known, had been prepared in just a few days
Where abouts is Waitangi? (the place)
Overlooking the sparkling waters of the Bay of Islands is Waitangi where, on February 6th 1840, New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, was first signed between Maori Chiefs and the British Crown.
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