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Statistics New Zealand describes Waitangi as a rural settlement. It covers 17.19 km 2 (6.64 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 60 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 3.5 people per km 2. The settlement is part of the larger Puketona-Waitangi statistical area. [16]
Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao is a national register of New Zealand's documentary heritage maintained by UNESCO as part of the Memory of the World Programme. As of 2024, it includes 55 different collections and archives.
The original flagstaff was erected by the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy just prior to the Waitangi Day celebrations of 1934. [5] The Waitangi Treaty Monument, built in circa 1880–1881 and also registered as a Category 1 heritage item, is located nearby. [6]
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 had a population of 177 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (5.4%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 12 people (−6.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 72 households, comprising 81 males and 96 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.84 males per female.
New Zealand Wars Ngā pakanga o Aotearoa; Memorial in the Auckland War Memorial Museum for all who died in the New Zealand Wars. "Kia mate toa" translates as "fight unto death" or "be strong in death", and is the motto of the Otago and Southland Regiment of the New Zealand Army.
New Zealand forces supported American war efforts from 1965 to 1975. The conflict was the first war New Zealand took part in which the United Kingdom was not a direct participant in. In total, over 3,000 New Zealand soldiers took part in the conflict. There were 37 men who died while on active service, while an additional 187 were injured. [82]
The Wairau Affray of 17 June 1843, [1] also called the Wairau Massacre and the Wairau Incident, was the first serious clash of arms between British settlers and Māori in New Zealand after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and the only one to take place in the South Island.