Treaty of Waitangi Signed: New Zealand Becomes British
Britain and Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, transforming New Zealand into a formal British colony while guaranteeing Māori land rights and sovereignty. This agreement established the legal framework for European settlement but immediately sparked decades of conflict over land ownership and governance that still shape modern New Zealand politics.
February 6, 1840
186 years ago
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United Kingdom
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New Zealand
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Treaty of Waitangi
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British
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New Zealand
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British Empire
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National day
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Waitangi Day
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Treaty of Waitangi
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1970
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Māori people
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Día festivo
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1840
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Couronne (Commonwealth)
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Histoire de la Nouvelle-Zélande
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