Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti O Waitangi | Information & Research

LI: to learn more about the Treaty of Waitangi

This year, we're learning more information about the Treaty of Waitangi. The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti O Waitangi) is the signing of the peace treaty in the 1800's by the British Crown and New Zealand Maori chiefs. The reason this was signed was because the Maori and the French were in war. The Maori called upon the British Crown to protect them from the French. The peace treaty was signed to assure that the British would help against the French and side with the Maori in the war.

 The peace treaty signing consisted of over 500 Maori chiefs and many British governers, soldiers and more. The duration of Te Tirito O Waitangi was a few years. The British and Maori traveled around New Zealand signing a total of 9 contract sheets. After the Waitangi, there were three P words that honored Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

The three Ps:

Protection:
This represents the protection the British Crown provided for the Maori during the war with the French.

Participation:
Participation represents the part that the British Crown took in the war between the Maori and the French and that they accepted the request and intrefered in the war.

Partnership:
This P represents the loyalty and resilience between the British Crown and Maori and that they followed the peace treaty, as even though they were completely different people, they followed what was on the peace treaty and Waitangi contract.

The nine treaty papers:

1. The Waitangi Sheet
2. The Manukau Kawhia Treaty
3. The Waikato-Manukau Treaty (The english sheet)
4. The Printed Treaty
5. The Tauranga Treaty
6. The Bay of Plenty Treaty (Fedbarb)
7. Herald Bunbury Treaty
8. Henry Williams (Cook Strait) Sheet
9. East Coast (Turanga) Treaty