the treaty of waitangi was first signed at waitangi.
the treaty of waitangi was first signed at waitangi.
where was the treaty of waitangi first signed?
waitangi
the treaty was written at a time when british colonists and the new zealand company acting on behalf of large numbers of them were pressuring the crown to establish a colony in new zealand, and when some māori leaders had petitioned the british for protection against french forces. it was drafted with the intention of establishing a british governor of new zealand, recognising māori ownership of their lands, forests and other possessions, and giving māori the rights of british subjects. it was intended to ensure that when the declaration of british sovereignty over new zealand was made by lieutenant governor william hobson in may 1840, the māori people would not feel that their rights had been ignored. once it had been written and translated, it was first signed by northern māori leaders at waitangi. copies were subsequently taken around new zealand and over the following months many other chiefs signed. around 530 to 540 māori, at least 13 of them women, signed the treaty of waitangi, despite some māori leaders cautioning against it. an immediate result of the treaty was that queen victoria's government gained the sole right to purchase land. in total there are nine signed copies of the treaty of waitangi including the sheet signed on 6 february 1840 at waitangi.
treaty of waitangi
bullet::::- adr institute of alberta (adria), first signed mou in 1996, originally as "alberta arbitration and mediation society."









































bullet::::- adr institute of british columbia (adr bc), first signed mou in 1996, originally as "british columbia arbitration and mediation institute."









































bullet::::- adr institure of ontario (adrio), first signed mou in 1996, originally as "arbitration and mediation institute of ontario inc."









































bullet::::- adr institute of saskatchewan (adr sk), first signed mou in 1996, originally as "arbitration and mediation institute of saskatchewan inc."









































bullet::::- adr atlantic institute (adrai), first signed mou in 1996, originally as "atlantic provinces arbitration and mediation institute."
adr institute of canada