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The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 provides for the intentions of the treaty to be taken into account through the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. [178] The Waitangi Tribunal's key function is to evaluate Crown actions against the intentions of the parties that signed the Treaty.
The Waitangi Sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi. 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.
The Treaty House (Māori: Whare Tiriti) at Waitangi in Northland, New Zealand, is the former house of the British Resident in New Zealand, James Busby. The Treaty of Waitangi, the document that established the British Colony of New Zealand, was signed in the grounds of the Treaty House on 6 February 1840.
The cartography of New Zealand is the history of surveying and creation of maps of New Zealand. Surveying in New Zealand began with the arrival of Abel Tasman in the mid 17th century. [ 1 ] Cartography and surveying have developed in incremental steps since that time till the integration of New Zealand into a global system based on GPS and the ...
Waitangi Treaty Grounds historic precinct: Northland: 2007 i, ii, iii, iv, vi (cultural) The site comprises buildings related to the history of New Zealand. The Treaty House belonged to James Busby and was the site of the meetings between the British and the Māori, which resulted in the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand in 1835.
Waitangi [a] is a locality on the north side of the Waitangi River in the Bay of Islands, 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of Whangārei, on the North Island of New Zealand.It is close to the town of Paihia, to which it is connected by a bridge near the mouth of the Waitangi River estuary.
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 is 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 Treaty Monument in 1912 The Waitangi Treaty Monument in 2019. The Waitangi Treaty Monument, also known as the Te Tii memorial, is registered with Heritage New Zealand (formerly known as the New Zealand Historic Places Trust) as a Category I structure. The monument was built in circa 1880–1881. [1] Its inscription shows the full ...