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The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand (Māori: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), sometimes referred to as He Whakaputanga, is a document signed by a number of Māori chiefs in 1835, proclaimed the sovereign independence of New Zealand prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
In the same year, Lord Stanley, the British Colonial Secretary, who was a devout Anglican, three times British Prime Minister and oversaw the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, [124] [125] was asked by Governor George Grey how far he was expected to abide by the treaty. The direct response in the Queen's name was:
The Waitangi Tribunal, in Te Paparahi o te Raki inquiry (Wai 1040) [77] is in the process of considering the Māori and Crown understandings of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga / the 1835 Declaration of Independence and Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi 1840. This aspect of the inquiry raises issues as to the nature of ...
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The first stage of the report was released in November 2014, [11] [12] and found that Māori chiefs never agreed to give up their sovereignty when they signed the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Tribunal manager Julie Tangaere said at the report's release to the Ngapuhi claimants:
One of the foundational examples of Māori assertions of sovereignty is He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (The Declaration of Independence, 1835). Signed by northern Māori chiefs, this document affirmed Māori sovereignty over New Zealand and continues to be referenced, particularly by Ngāpuhi, as a basis for Māori independence.
In 1776, 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. Some of them went on to become president. ... Due to his life of obscurity, and its untimely end about a year after the act that made him ...
He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni The Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand Archives New Zealand , Wellington 41°16′38″S 174°46′48″E / 41.277167°S 174.78°E / -41.277167; 174.78 ( Archives New