The Treaty of Waitangi‚ signed in 1840‚ is said to be New Zealand’s “founding document’ that gives everyone in New Zealand/Aotearoa their standing in society (Hayward: 2004). The understanding and meaning of the treaty provokes intense debate right across the country‚ from parliament to workplaces and a difference in opinions range from the critics to the advocates(Hayward: 2004). In a survey conducted by the Treaty of Waitangi information unit and reported by Boyd (2004) one in three People could
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The Treaty of Waitangi The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi is a very significant event that has led to what New Zealand is today. It gave Europeans and Maoris a common ground to live as one. It is one of the most significant events in New Zealand as it still has an impact on people today‚ nearly 200 years after the event. This will argue on many topics but will highlight on the unfairness of the Treaty‚ how it lead to controversy‚ and how the significance of this event has changed over time
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The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand. The Treaty established a British Governor of New Zealand‚ recognised Māori ownership of their lands and other properties‚ and gave the Māori the rights of British subjects. The English and Māori versions of the Treaty differed significantly‚ so there is no consensus as to exactly what was agreed to.
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conditions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Treaty of Waitangi signatories. It then focuses on the influences and comparisons on the signings‚ of the Te Tiriti and the Treaty. I will describe the Tangata Whenua and the Tangata Tiriti ideologies and apply historical examples leading up to the signings and look at values and beliefs of each Tiriti/Treaty partner. I will then discuss the changes and responses that evoked Māori after the signings of The Treaty and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Finally‚ I will reflect
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TREATY OF WAITANGI The Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement between the British Crown and the Maori people. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the sixth of February 1840 by 43 Northland chiefs and Lieutenant Governor Hobson. The Treaty recognized Maori people occupied New Zealand prior to British. The Treaty of Waitangi allowed the Crown to set up a government to establish laws‚ and recognised that Māori people owned their lands and other properties. The immigrants (British citizens) could come
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basic for biculturalism in New Zealand is the Treaty of Waitangi a historical document of agreement signed between Maori and the Crown in 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi can provide all New Zealanders‚ especially those seeking equity‚ with clear guidance and support to reflect the three Treaty principles of partnership‚ protection‚ and participation. In the New Zealand Association of Counselors code of ethics they make mention to the Treaty of Waitangi. “Counselors shall seek to be inform about the
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The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti O Waitangi) The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi) was a treaty signed by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs of the North Island of New Zealand. Te Tiriti O Waitangi was first signed on the 6th of February 1840. The treaty’s regulations had • Inaugurated a British Governor of New Zealand (the throne’s representative in a commonwealth country) • Let other people live in New Zealand (such as Dutch‚ Europeans‚ Asians
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(Pakeha) first came to New Zealand (“Ethic and religious intolerance”). Maori gave the initial welcome which was “soon strained as more and more of the arrivals began to ignore Maori jurisdiction and act as if they were a law unto themselves” (Treaty of Waitangi Questions and Answers 9). The discrimination towards Maori partly based on the assumption of cultural superiority of European colonists. The conversion of Māori to Christianity‚ the growing dominance of the land and the institutions of the New
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MAST104 Te Tiriti O Waitangi Assignment 1 05/04/2013 Robyn Fairmaid 1077831 Discuss the society European settlers arriving in Aotearoa- New Zealand wanted to create and the place of Maori and the Treaty of Waitangi within it. The settlement of New Zealand as an independent nation was driven by politics and culture with very Eurocentric values. Christianity‚ trade and policy established the British society in New Zealand. The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti O Waitangi) sought to give Maori
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RELEVANT EVIDENCE “After the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi the Union Jack had replaced the flag of the United Tribes as New Zealand’s official flag. Hobson had the United Tribes flag removed from the flagstaff at Kororāreka (the New Zealand Company’s version of the flag was also hauled down at Port Nicholson). Heke saw this as a rejection of the equal status of Māori with the government. He had gifted the flagstaff to Kororāreka so that the Māori flag could be flown there. Heke believed that
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