The Treaty of Waitangi

This this week in class we started to do some activities. Our choices were The treaty of Waitangi, Waitangi Day and who was Hone Heke, I picked the treaty of Waitangi.

The treaty was signed by the British leaders and the Maori Tribal in 1840. The Maori Tribal and British leaders had a misunderstanding because they both signed the same treaty but they don't celebrate it together. 

The Treaty was signed in the bay of islands on February 6 so that's Waitangi Day. There were two different versions of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi treaty that was signed, one in Maori and another in English. 

When the Maori iwi (tribes) were signing the treaty they didn't realise the they were agreeing for the British to have rule over them. 

Since 1974 February 6, New Zealand celebrates Waitangi Day. Waitangi Day is celebrated in so much different ways. Many people travel to Waitangi for the official treaty commemorations, while others see it as a day to celebrate being a New Zealander.