Waitangi Day

                                                                 Waitangi Day

In 7/8al we have been learning about what is the treaty of waitangi and i have learnt a lot of things that I haven't known about. The things I have learnt was that the treaty of waitangi was signed in waitangi in the bay islands on February 6,1840. It was signed by the representatives of Maori tribal groups and the British leaders representing the British crown . It was been called the most important document in New Zealand history and New Zealand's founding document.

So that's one thing I have learnt. It was really cool learning about these things. Also there where two

different versions of Te tiriti o waitangi signed one in Maori and one in English. This has caused many problems over the years because wording and meaning was not really the same.

This meant that the Maori chiefs were signing over more control and power to the British leaders than  they realised. Also Waitangi Day is celebrated in a variety of ways and many travel to waitangi for official treaty.

True or false 

The treaty was signed in the bay of plenty. False 

There were two different versions of the treaty of waitangi. True 

The treaty of waitangi is one of the most important documents in Australia history. False 

Waitangi Day have been officially celebrated since 1974. True

The treaty misunderstanding lead to conflict. True 

Have you ever celebrated waitangie day if you haven't you should.