Historical Examples. 1  It's Bill that's spent the money on his cussed booze and gambling. 2  The gambling houses can do it, and so keep on breaking the law. 3  My brother should have supported them, but all his money went on the race course, gambling. 4  This modified form of gambling is especially dangerous to the young.
The Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of New Zealand. It is an agreement entered into by representatives of the Crown and of MÄori iwi (tribes) and hapÅ« (sub-tribes). It is named after the place in the Bay of Islands where the Treaty was first signed, on 6 February 1840.t is an agreement entered into by representatives of the Crown and of MÄori iwi (tribes) and hapÅ« (sub-tribes). It is named after the place in the Bay of Islands where the Treaty was first signed, on 6 February 1840.
The Treaty of Waitangi (MÄori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various MÄori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand.Äori have looked to the Treaty for rights and remedies for land loss and unequal treatment by the state, with mixed success. From the late 1960s MÄori began drawing attention to breaches of the Treaty, and subsequent histories have emphasised problems with its translation.