What changes did the settlers brought to NZ

 What changes did the settlers brought to NZ

 

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6 February 1840. The Treaty

of Waitangi is an agreement between the British and the Maori

and the precise date of of the signing can be found in the Treaty

itself or on websites as well as some books. The Treaty of Waitangi

got its name from a place called Waitangi which is in the Bay of Islands

 

The Bay of Islands is in the northern part of New Zealand. It was signed

in the Bay of Island  because there were a lot of settlers and missionaries

and Maori tribes. So the British came to negotiate a formal agreement with

the Maori. Called the “Treaty of Waitangi” There were two versions of the treaty one in English and one in Maori.

 

Because there were two versions of the Treaty one in English and one in

Maori it was easy for the British to to write  completely different things

on the treaty. Both the Treaty’s were written by William Hobson because

the Maori couldn’t understand English. Hone Heke Said that the Treaty

would be good for the Maori but little did he know that they were being tricked by the British.

 

The Maori were being tricked by the British because the Treaty was not

exact copies of each other but little did Hone Heke know that the Maori

were being tricked into signing the Treaty and being looted of their land.