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The Treaty established a British Governor of New Zealand, recognised Māori ownership of their lands and other properties, and gave the Māori the rights of British subjects. There are nine copies of the Treaty of Waitangi including the original signed on 6 February 1840 Around 500 chiefs, including at least 13 women, signed the Treaty of Waitangi.

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The Treaty of Waitangi is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand.

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W. Hobson Lieutenant Governor (I don't know his 1st name, this is all I could find.)

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representatives of the British Crown, and various Māori chiefs from the northern North Island of New Zealand - Feb 6, 1840

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James busby translated the treaty into Maori so they could sign the treaty and read it properly.

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How many people signed the treaty waitangi?

500 Maori signed the treaty of which 13 women were included. There were 100,000 Maori at the time. It was signed in 1840.


Who was on the throne in England at the time of the Treaty of Waitangi was signed?

The Treaty of Waitangi (Maori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi) was signed on 6 February 1840, when Queen Victoria was on the throne of the UK.


Who signed the treaty of waitagi?

the waitangi was signed by the maori cheifs and the representatives of the British Crown


What were the names of the Maori Chiefs that signed the The Treaty of Waitangi?

Hone Heke was the first chief to sign the treaty.


What is the maori name for the treaty of waitangi?

The Maori name for the Treaty of Waitangi is "Te Tiriti o Waitangi."


Who signed the treaty of waitangi?

Jack Andrew William RobertsonThe Treaty of Waitangi is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand.


When and where was the treaty of waitangi signed?

February 6, 1840. Known as Waitangi Day, the Maoris still commemorate it as the start of subjugation by the English. The cry of "Tino Rangatiratanga!" is a rally for a return to Maori sovereignty.


Was the treaty of waitangi signed after the first Maori king was created king?

No. The Treaty was signed in 1840, the Maori King Movement (Kingitanga) was formed in 1858 (almost 20 years later).


How many people died in the war of waitangi?

No one because there was no war of waitangi. There was however a treaty of Waitangi signed shortly before the first Maori wars.


How many maori chiefs singed the English version of the treaty?

Approximately 500 Maori chiefs signed the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.


The historic 1840 agreement between the Maori and Europeans in New Zealand is known as the Treaty of what?

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840.


Why did hone heke not signed the treaty?

Hone heke was one of the first Maori chiefs to sign the British Government's Waitangi Treaty