Pages tagged with: declaration of independence

See some of the key events between 1800 and 1849 relating to the Treaty of Waitangi.

Answers to some common questions about the Treaty of Waitangi.

Interactive (zoomable) image of the 1835 Declaration of Independence, including transcript and translation

At a hui (meeting) at Waitangi on 28 October 1835 called by James Busby, 34 northern chiefs who were to become known as the Confederation of United Tribes signed 'A Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand' and asked King William IV of Britain to be their 'parent' and 'Protector'.