Declaration of Independence | Treaty of Waitangi |
The Declaration of Independence:
This is an international declaration signed on 28 October 1835 which recognises the sovereignty of the Independent Tribes of New Zealand. It was the forerunner of the Treaty of Waitangi and has a flag to symbolise tribal rights to trade as independent nations.
On 3 Feb an English-language draft of the Treaty is prepared by Hobson, Freeman (Hobson’s secretary) and Busby. (Ian Wards, Shadow of the Land, Wellington, 1968, 42 also gives the names of J R Clendon and A Brown as participants at this stage). This first English-language draft has not survived.
- [read about the Treaty of Waitangi ...]
- [read the Treaty of Waitangi: English Version 1840...]
- [read Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Māori Version 1840...]
- [read the English Translation of the Māori Text by Professor Kawharu...]
- [see facsimiles of the nine Treaty of Waitangi signings...]
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