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Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
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Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand - He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni
In 1834, a document known as the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand was drafted by 34 northern Māori chiefs — including Tāmati Wāka Nene, Tītore and Bay of Islands brothers; Te Wharerahi, Rewa, and Moka Te Kainga-mataa — together with James Busby, the official British Resident in New Zealand. The document was initially signed at Waitangi on 28 October 1835. By 1839, 52 chiefs had...
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