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 is an agreement made in 1840 between representatives of the British Crown and more than 500 MÄori chiefs.It resulted in the declaration of British sovereignty over New Zealand by Lieutenant Governor William Hobson in May 1840. Most chiefs signed a MÄori-language version of the treaty.ore than 500 chiefs, including a number of women, signed the Treaty of Waitangi. Nearly all signed a MÄori-language copy. The exception was an English-language copy signed by 39 chiefs at Manukau Harbour and Waikato Heads. Each treaty copy was also signed by European witnesses who varied from place to place.