Over the last 5 weeks we have been learning about the Treaty of Waitangi. We learnt about some of the people who were involved in the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. We also learnt why the Treaty was created.
Photo by Andrew & Suzanne
Who?
Taraia Ngakuti Te Tumuhuia was a man who chose not to sign the Treaty. He was a leader in the Thames area. He didn’t want to sign the Treaty because he didn’t agree with everything that was in it.
Tamati Waka Nene was a chief who agreed to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. He supported the idea and convinced other Maori leaders to sign the Treaty.
Rangi Topeora was a Mãori woman. She was one of 12 women to sign the Treaty of Waitangi.
Henry Williams was an important man who had help from his 21-year-old son to translate the English words from the treaty into Maori.
William Hobson was sent to New Zealand to persuade Maori to make a treaty with the British.
James Busby was sent to New Zealand to stop some British settlers who weren’t obeying the rules. He arrived in New Zealand in May 1833. He built a house where the Treaty was signed and made sure the Treaty was fair for Maori.
The Problem
The problem with the Treaty was that when Henry Williams and his son translated it from English to Maori they translated some important words wrong. This meant Maori and British signed two different things. The English version said the British got sovereignty of New Zealand, which meant that the Queen of Britain was now the Queen of New Zealand. However, the Maori signed a Treaty that gave Britain “kawanatanga” which meant “governorship”, not sovereignty.
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What an interesting blog post, Room 25! I enjoyed reading the summaries of each person. I never knew that 12 women signed The Treaty also.
I think that this post would be really interesting for children in other countries to read.
You could geotag your photo of Waitangi on a Google Earth map so that everyone can see exactly where it is.
Thanks so much for sharing!
I have learned some interesting facts from reading your blog. Thanks for sharing your information with everyone.
Well Done Room 25!!!
I am very impressed with what you have been learning about in class. Your blog about The Treaty of Waitangi is very clearly set out and easy to read.
I will share it with Room 21 tomorrow.
Thankyou very much
Wow! You have discovered all sorts of interesting information Room 25. I never knew that 12 women signed the treaty either. I read my class a picture book called The Treaty House by LeAnne Orams and Roger Twiname – have you read this book? We discovered lots about the Treaty House while we were reading it.
Isn’t it amazing how something that happened so long ago is still of such interest now. You found out some very interesting information.
Well done Room 25! You have obviously been working very hard in your class to find out lots of important information about The Treaty. I have enjoyed reading your blog and am looking forward to sharing it with Room 16. Keep up the great work.
Mrs Venter and Amber
We enjoyed reading about Waitangi as we learnt many things we did not know. I will share this with R15 and Amber can tell her class about it too. Well done.
Well done great work that you done
i like your photo about waitangi its really cool
fantastics rm25 you try really well
have a fantastic and great day
bye B.T 
P.S i can’t wait for your next work
Toni Twiss
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