The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

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summits and cultural celebrations centred in northern New Zealand at the site of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. The treaty between the British Crown and more than 500 Māori chiefs ...

On Feb. 6 1840, representatives of the British Crown and 500 Māori tribal leaders signed a treaty at Waitangi, in New Zealand’s far north, agreeing to the terms of their relationship.

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New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational document in 1840. At the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in the country's north ...

The event celebrated Aotearoa's heritage and highlighted the strengthening ties between the two countries. Waitangi Day marks the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi), New ...

WELLINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the ... to celebrate the country's founding day on Feb. 6, 1840, when the treaty was signed between the British Crown ...