Pages tagged with: united tribes

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

The New South Wales government played an important role in New Zealand in the 1830s. An official British government presence in New Zealand was made in 1833 with the appointment of James Busby as British Resident.

The selection of the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand as New Zealand's first flag

Riria Hotere discusses United Tribes flag held in the Te Papa collection.

Protester with tino rangatiratanga flag at hikoi during the New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy.

This medal commemorating the early part of the South African War features the 1834  United Tribes flag

An outline of how to use the feature Taming the frontier? in history and social studies

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'.

A version of the United Tribes' ensign copied from a plate in an 1845 book of flags