Who signed |
• Captain Hobson on Feb 6, 1840
• Eventually more than 500 rangatira at about 40 different hui including February 6
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Nearly 40 rangatira at different hui after May 1840 |
Who was being misled as to what was being signed
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Captain Hobson |
The rangatira who signed |
Legal status |
• Not ratified by the New Zealand Parliament so recognised in courts only in relation to legislation which specifies it
• Used by the Waitangi Tribunal in its deliberations
The Maori text has precedence over the English version in international law, by the principle of contra preferentum
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• Not ratified by the New Zealand Parliament so recognised in courts only in relation to legislation which specified it.
• Used by the Waitangi Tribunal in it deliberations. |
Article One
Describes what the British get from the agreement
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Te Kawanatanga (governance) |
Sovereignty |
Article Two
Describes what tangata whenua/hapu are guaranteed;
Regulates land sales |
Te tino rangatiratanga (chieftainship) and nga taonga katoa (all treasures)
Voluntary, through Queen's agent |
Full possession of lands, forests, fisheries, estates and other properties
Voluntary, Queen has right of pre-emption
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Article Three
Gives tangata whenua the protection of the Queen
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Tangata whenua get the same rights as British people |
Tangata whenua get the same rights and privileges as British subjects |
| Article Four |
Maori customs including spiritual freedom |
Not in the English version |
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