Thay were peswaded by the europeans
The MΔori chiefs who decided and agreed to sign the treaty did so because they wanted the British to govern, which means to make laws about behaviour.
Hone Heke
Tribes that did not sign the treaty of Waitangi include: Tuhoe, Waikato, Te Arawa, Ngati Paoa and Tuwharetoa.
He was the first person in recorded history to sign a peace treaty.
Hone Heke was the first chief to sign the treaty.
Opinions vary, but it is generally accepted that he signed it with other northern chiefs on 6 February 1840.
No a lot of of tribes like Tuhoe for example did not sign, About 500 chiefs did sign the original treaty which is written in Maori. There are actually two treaties the original and the Pakeha (non Maori) translated version which is written in English. If the treaty gives Maori the rights of English citizens then English law applies, In the English court of law if a contract is disputed the courts must rule in favor of the party who did not write the contract i.e. the Maori. The world courts have also ruled in favor of the Maori but the NZ government and all its supporters just ignore these rulings just like they ignore the theft of America from the Indians and every other country Pakeha have stolen. Maori would have no problems with the Pakeha ruling the land if they had won it in battle but the truth is the Maori were winning the war and so other tactics similar to the ones used against the boer were used. Thats why you never see films about the Maori wars.
Hone Heke was the first maori chief to sign the treaty
The Maori chiefs were not made to sign the treaty. They were persuaded that it was in their interests. But some chiefs did not sign it.
Hone Heke was the first chief to sign the treaty.
Hone heke was one of the first Maori chiefs to sign the British Government's Waitangi Treaty
Ngāpuhi chief Hone Heke was outspoken in his support of the Treaty of Waitangi, and believed to be the first Maori to sign it. It is doubtful whether, without such open support from a well-respected Maori chief, the Treaty would have been accepted by Maori.
Tribes that did not sign the treaty of Waitangi include: Tuhoe, Waikato, Te Arawa, Ngati Paoa and Tuwharetoa.
Hone Heke.
they have to obey it as well as the pakeha and maori
they have to obey it as well as the pakeha and maori
he was known for the first person in history to sign the first peace treaty
he was known for the first person in history to sign the first peace treaty
He was the first person in recorded history to sign a peace treaty.