The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between Māori chiefs and the British Crown to establish a British governor over New Zealand and protect Māori land rights and customs. About 40 chiefs initially signed the Treaty at Waitangi, with around 500 additional signatures collected by the end of the year, primarily from Māori but including 13 women. The Treaty was signed across multiple locations in New Zealand.

1. By rylee murphy
By rylee murphy
The Treaty of Waitangi.
By Rylee Murphy.

2. Why the Treaty of Waitangi was
signed
. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed because it was an agreement between
the maori and the pakeha.
. It was so that new zealand was a land of peace.
.About 40 chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840. By the end
of the year, about 500 other Maori, including 13 women, had put their names or
moko to the document; all but 39 signed the Maori text. While some had clear
expectations about what their agreement would bring, others chose not to sign
the Treaty at all.
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3. All the countries flags who
signed the Treaty of Waitangi.
This is nz very first
flag.
This flag is called
Tino
Rangatiratanga.
This flag is important to nz
because it is the flag now.

4. Where the treaty was signed?
The Treaty of waitangi was signed as an a agreement
between maori and pakeha.The treaty of waitangi was
signed as a agreement of a land of peace and control
of land sales.As British settlement increased, the British
Government decided to negotiate a formal agreement with
Maori chiefs to become a British Colony. A treaty
was drawn up in English then translated into Maori.
where the
treaty was
signed
signed all
over New
Zealand
A
marae

5. These people are the maori
chiefs who signed the treaty.

6. How many chiefs signed the
treaty?
About 40 chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840. By the end
of the year, about 500 other Maori, including 13 women, had put their names or
moko to the document; all but 39 signed the Maori text. While some had clear
expectations about what their agreement would bring, others chose not to sign
the Treaty at all.Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson expected the chiefs to
mull over the Maori text of the Treaty for three days. He was surprised to be
called to the meeting on 6 February, so he arrived at Waitangi alone and in
plain clothes except for his plumed hat. Former British Resident James Busby
called up the chiefs, starting with Hone Heke. Each signing was followed by a
handshake and greeting from Hobson: 'He iwi tahi tatou' (We are [now] one
people). About half of the chiefs had also signed the Declaration of
Independence.

7. What our country was like in
1840?
Our country was a land of war and land
was sold in unorganised way all over
New Zealand. There was no government
or set of rules to govern everybody.