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The anniversary of the signing of the treaty – 6 February – is the New Zealand national day, Waitangi Day. The day was first commemorated in 1934, [198] when the site of the original signing, Treaty House, was made a public reserve (along with its grounds). [69] However, it was not until 1974 that the date was made a public holiday.
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The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 gave the Treaty of Waitangi recognition in New Zealand law for the first time and established the Waitangi Tribunal.The tribunal was empowered to investigate possible breaches of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by the New Zealand Government or any state-controlled body, occurring after 1975. [1]
The Waitangi Tribunal (Māori: Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi) is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry established under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. It is charged with investigating and making recommendations on claims brought by Māori relating to actions or omissions of the Crown , in the period largely since 1840 ...
Monument commemorating the Treaty of Waitangi: Camera manufacturer: Panasonic: Camera model: DMC-TZ80: Exposure time: 1/640 sec (0.0015625) F-number: f/3.7: ISO speed rating: 80: Date and time of data generation: 03:36, 2 February 2019: Lens focal length: 6.3 mm: Short title: New Zealand - Feb 2019: Horizontal resolution: 72 dpi: Vertical ...
The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand, with a further 500 signatures added later that year, including some from the South Island. It is one of the founding documents of New Zealand.
To address this, over the last 50 years, lawmakers, courts and the Waitangi Tribunal in New Zealand have referred to the treaty’s broader intent or spirit to define its principles. These ...
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