WAITANGI, NEW ZEALAND

Captain William Hobson arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1840 to make a treaty with the Maori chiefs on behalf of the British Government.

On February 6th 1840, 42 chiefs signed the Treaty in front of the Residency of Waitangi. Copies of the Treaty were carried around the country and by September, over 500 chiefs had signed it.

The Treaty is an agreement between two peoples to live and work together in one nation. However, debate still continues to this day in NZ over the Treaty's interpretation.


WALKWAY TO THE GROUNDS





MAORI WAKA (CANOE)

Made from three native trees, the canoe is 35 metres long and needs a minimum of 76 paddlers to handle it safely.













THE BEACH WHERE THE CAPTAIN LANDED



HASN'T CHANGED MUCH HAS IT?



A FLAGSTAFF WAS ERECTED AT THE PLACE THE TREATY WAS SIGNED










THE TREATY HOUSE










COPY OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI