The Treaty of Waitangi; or, how New Zealand became a British Colony
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The treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 by over 500 chiefs, and by William Hobson, representing the British Crown. To the British it was the means by which they gained sovereignty over New Zealand. But to Maori people it had a very different significance, and they are still affected by the terms of the treaty, often adversely. The Treaty of Waitangi , the first comprehensive study of the treaty, deals with its place in New Zealand history from its making to the present day. The story covers the several treaty signings and the substantial differences between Maori and English texts; the debat...
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- THE TREATY OF WAITANGI OR HOW NEW ZEALAND BECAME A BRITISH COLONY
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I IN THE BEGINNING
- FOOTNOTES
- CHAPTER II SEEKING A WAY
- FOOTNOTES
- CHAPTER III FINDING A WAY
- FOOTNOTES
- CHAPTER IV THE MAORI MAGNA CHARTA
- FOOTNOTES
- CHAPTER V IN SEARCH OF SIGNATURES
- SIGNATURES TO THE TREATY OF WAITANGI
- Waitangi, February 6, 1840
- February 9, 1840
- Hokianga, February 13, 1840
- Waimate, February 15, 1840
- Waitemata, March 4, 1840
- Kaitaia, April 29, 1840
- Tamaki, July 9, 1840
- Russell, August 5, 1840
- Coromandel Harbour, May 4, 1840
- Mercury Bay
- Akaroa
- Ruapuke, Foveaux Straits
- Otago
- Cloudy Bay, June 17, 1840
- Kapiti, June 19, 1840
- Hawkes Bay, June 23, 1840
- Manukau, March 20, 1840
- Kawhia, April 28, May 25, June 15, August 27, September 3, 1840
- Waikato Heads, April 11 and 26, 1840
- Opotiki, May 27 and 28, 1840
- Torere, June 11, 1840
- Tekaha, June 14, 1840
- Torere, June 14, 1840
- Whakatane, June 16, 1840
- Wellington (Port Nicholson), April 29, 1840
- Queen Charlotte's Sound, May 4 and 5, 1840
- Rangitoto, May 11, 1840
- Kapiti, Otaki, Manawatu, May 14, 1840
- Waikanae, May 16, 1840
- Motu Ngarara, June 4, 1840
- Wanganui, May 23 and 31, 1840
- Tauranga, Poverty Bay
- Tauranga (now Gisborne)
- FOOTNOTES
- CHAPTER VI THE TREATY
- FOOTNOTES
- APPENDIX
- PETITION FROM MAORIS TO THE QUEEN
- MAORI CHIEFS IN LONDON
- MEMORIAL OF TAWHIAO AND OTHERS TO THE QUEEN
- Tamihana Korokai and others v. The Solicitor-General
- FOOTNOTES
- This relic of the treaty came into the AUTHOR'S possession after the volume was printed and is now inserted as a supplement.
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
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