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The Treaty of Waitangi

Documentary heritage submitted by New Zealand and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 1997.

© Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga, Wellington Offi
The Waitangi Sheet

The Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of the nation of New Zealand. It was signed in the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840 by Captain William Hobson, several English residents and approximately 45 Maori chiefs. The document signed at Waitangi was then taken to a number of other Northland locations to obtain additional Maori signatures.

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