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Waitangi is the seat of Chatham Islands Council, which provides local administration equivalent to those of New Zealand's unitary authorities. The council hosts a visiting District Court Judge, and is the base of a local police constable. A doctor and two nurses staff a four-bedroom hospital facility.
The Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama Māori tribes had migrated to the Chatham Islands together in 1835. The first arrivals, who were mainly Ngāti Tama, broke an agreement with Ngāti Mutunga and took control of the best areas of Chatham Island, which were at Waitangi and Kaingaroa, before most of the Ngāti Mutunga arrived. Furthermore, they ...
Ten locations in the Chatham Islands are listed on the New Zealand Heritage List. Nine are located on the main island of Chatham , while one, Whaler's Cottage, is on neighboring Pitt Island . [ 4 ] Two additional sites – Hunts Forge on Pitt Island and Zimmerman House at Waitangi West on Chatham – were initially listed as Category 2 sites ...
The Chatham Islands had a resident population of 720 in June 2024. [3] Waitangi is the main port and settlement. The local economy depends largely on conservation, tourism, farming, and fishing. The Chatham Islands Council provides local administration – its powers resemble those of New Zealand's unitary authorities.
Ngāti Mutunga is a Māori iwi (tribe) of New Zealand, whose original tribal lands were in north Taranaki.They migrated, first to Wellington (with Ngāti Toa and other Taranaki hapū), and then to the Chatham Islands (along with Ngāti Tama) in the 1830s.
Waitangi Tribunal hearings began in 1994 for recognition of the continued identity of Moriori as the original inhabitants of the Chatham Islands and compensation. The tribunal's report, released in 2001, agreed with Moriori claims. [ 20 ]
The Kopinga meeting place and Hokomenetai meeting house are based in the town of Waitangi, also on Chatham Island. [59] In 2001, work began on preserving the vocabulary and songs of the Moriori people. [60] [61] They also received a $6 million grant from the Government to preserve their culture and language. [62]
In November 1835, after discussing a possible invasion of Samoa and the Norfolk Islands, many Ngāti Tama took part in an invasion of the nearer Chatham Islands. Together with the Ngāti Mutunga, they captured the mate of the European vessel Lord Rodney and threatened to kill him unless the captain took them to the Chatham Islands. About 900 of ...