Bronze plaque of the treaty signing at Waitangi, 6 February 1840

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Bronze plaque of the treaty signing at Waitangi, 6 February 1840

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At 4 pm on 4 February, William Hobson took a draft of the treaty to the missionary, Henry Williams. He asked him to produce a Māori-language version and bring it the next morning to Busby’s residence, where it would be read to the assembled chiefs at 10 am. The translation, however, was a particular challenge, and the words used led to the diffe...

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Treaty of Waitangi / Henry Williams / Tiriti O Waitangi / New Zealand / Bay of Islands / Archives New Zealand / Archives / Edward Williams / Church Missionary Society / 1835 Declaration of Independence / North Island / History / 1840 / Waitangi / William Hobson / Waitangi 175

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