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.
1840 Treaty of Waitangi signed. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6 February 1840. The previous day a draft of the Treaty in English and MÄori was discussed before about 500 MÄori and 200 PÄkehÄ.Many MÄori were suspicious of what was intended, but TÄmati WÄka Nene among others helped sway the chiefs towards acceptance.840 Sovereignty proclaimed over New Zealand. On 21 May William Hobson proclaimed sovereignty over all of New Zealand: over the North Island on the basis of cession through the Treaty of Waitangi and over the southern islands by right of discovery.