Before watching:
Do you know about the Treaty of Waitangi?
1. When was it signed?
2. Where was it signed?
3. Who signed it?
4. Why was it signed?
5. What was agreed in the Treaty?
6. How many versions of the Treaty are there?
7. What is the legal status of the Treaty in New Zealand?
Article the first [Article 1]
The Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and the separate and independent Chiefs who have not become members of the Confederation cede to Her Majesty the Queen of England absolutely and without reservation all the rights and powers of Sovereignty which the said Confederation or Individual Chiefs respectively exercise or possess, or may be supposed to exercise or to possess over their respective Territories as the sole sovereigns thereof.
Article the second [Article 2]
Her Majesty the Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and to the respective families and individuals thereof the full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their Lands and Estates Forests Fisheries and other properties which they may collectively or individually possess so long as it is their wish and desire to retain the same in their possession; but the Chiefs of the United Tribes and the individual Chiefs yield to Her Majesty the exclusive right of Preemption over such lands as the proprietors thereof may be disposed to alienate at such prices as may be agreed upon between the respective Proprietors and persons appointed by Her Majesty to treat with them in that behalf.
Article the third [Article 3]
In consideration thereof Her Majesty the Queen of England extends to the Natives of New Zealand Her royal protection and imparts to them all the Rights and Privileges of British Subjects.
(signed) William Hobson, Lieutenant-Governor.
Ko te tuatahi
Ko nga Rangatira o te wakaminenga me nga Rangatira katoa hoki ki hai i uru ki taua wakaminenga ka tuku rawa atu ki te Kuini o Ingarani ake tonu atu – te Kawanatanga katoa o o ratou wenua.
Ko te tuarua
Ko te Kuini o Ingarani ka wakarite ka wakaae ki nga Rangitira ki nga hapu – ki nga tangata katoa o Nu Tirani te tino rangatiratanga o o ratou wenua o ratou kainga me o ratou taonga katoa. Otiia ko nga Rangatira o te wakaminenga me nga Rangatira katoa atu ka tuku ki te Kuini te hokonga o era wahi wenua e pai ai te tangata nona te Wenua – ki te ritenga o te utu e wakaritea ai e ratou ko te kai hoko e meatia nei e te Kuini hei kai hoko mona.
Ko te tuatoru
Hei wakaritenga mai hoki tenei mo te wakaaetanga ki te Kawanatanga o te Kuini – Ka tiakina e te Kuini o Ingarani nga tangata maori katoa o Nu Tirani ka tukua ki a ratou nga tikanga katoa rite tahi ki ana mea ki nga tangata o Ingarani.
(signed) William Hobson, Consul and Lieutenant-Governor.
True or false?
1. Maori signatories generally didn't read the text.
2. The English text of the the Treaty cedes sovereignty to the Crown.
3. The English text extended the rights of British subjects to Maori
4. Maori signed the English version
5. In the Maori text the word "sovereignty" is translated as Kawanatanga or "governance"
Did you know that there was another agreement between the NZ Maori and the British Crown?
Learn about it here:
The Declaration of Independence 1835
Answer these questions afterwards:
Which came
first the treaty of Waitangi or the Declaration of Independence
What is a “rangatira”?
What was
the agreement?
1.
2.
Why did the
Maori wish to have an exclusive arrangement with the British?
What is the
difference between “iwi” and “hapu”?
What does “maori”
mean?
Why did the
chiefs need a flag?
What are
the 4 main points of the declaration?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Which
famous chief didn’t sign the Treaty of Waitangi?
Do we know
why?
What is the
key difference between the Maori and English versions of the Treaty of
Waitangi?
Why did
Hone Heke cut down the flagpole at Waitangi?
What
happened as a result of this?
