The Treaty in Brief
What is the name of New Zealands founding document?
The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s founding document.
In what year was he Treaty of Waitangi made?
Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) was a written agreement made in 1840 between the British Crown (the monarch) and more than 500 Māori chiefs
What does the phrase "the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi" mean?
Simply, "the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi" means the key ideas that underpin the treaty agreed between Māori and the Crown in 1840, rather than the words of the document itself.
Who wrote this article?
Kathryn Armstrong
About how many people protested outside the parliament building against the Treaty Principles Bill in 2024? (BBC)
more thatn 40,000
It takes its name from the place in the Bay of Islands where it was first signed
The day AFTER the treaty translation was made, how many chiefs signed?
6 February, more than 40 chiefs signed te tiriti
Which text does the "Principles of the Treaty" focus on?
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 requires that the Waitangi Tribunal look to both the Māori text of Te Tiriti and the English draft in order to determine how "the principles of the Treaty" should be applied.
How many people voted against the Treaty Principles Bill?
112
Is the ACT party right wing or left wing? (BBC)
right wing
What are the names of the people that translated the English draft into Māori
Missionary Henry Williams and his son Edward translated the English draft into Māori
Why did the chiefs sign the treaty?
Reasons why chiefs signed te tiriti included:
1) wanting controls on sales of Māori land to Europeans, and on European settlers.
2) They also wanted to trade with Europeans, and believed the new relationship with Britain would stop fighting between tribes.
Why does legislation use "the principles of the Treaty"?
The use of the phrase "the principles of the Treaty" is an attempt to reconcile the Māori text of Te Tiriti with the English draft.
What was the purpose of the Treaty Principles Bill?
The proposed legislation sought to legally define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi
What country was interested in annexxing New Zealand? (The Treaty in Brief)
The French were interested in annexing New Zealand.
On what date was British sovereignty declared over the country?
British sovereignty over the country was proclaimed on 21 May 1840.
Why did other chiefs refuse to sign?
Those who did not sign te tiriti were concerned they would lose their independence and power, and wanted to settle their own disputes.
Below is a incomplete list of the treaty principles that have been recognized. State and describe the principle that is missing.
Partnership, Active protection, Mutual benefit, Options, Equity
Redress – where there has been a breach of Treaty principles, there ought to be "a fair and reasonable recognition of, and recompense for, the wrong that occurred."
What political party voted to pass the Treaty Principles Bill?
The Act Party
What does the word annex mean?
Annexing a country means one state unilaterally incorporates all or part of another state's territory into its own, claiming formal sovereignty over it.
Who holds the right to determine the meaning of the Treaty?
The exclusive right to determine the meaning of the Treaty rests with the Waitangi Tribunal, a commission of inquiry created in 1975 to investigate alleged breaches of the Treaty by the Crown.
In 1858 how did the people challenge British authority?
In 1858 some iwi (tribes) chose Waikato rangatira Te Wherowhero as the first Māori king, with the aim of protecting Māori land. The government saw this as a direct challenge to British authority, and invaded Waikato.
List and describe 3 treaty principles that have been recognized
Partnership – the Treaty established a relationship akin to a partnership and imposed on both Treaty partners an obligation "to act towards each other reasonably and with the utmost good faith". The principle of partnership is about the balancing of the concepts of kāwanatanga and tino rangatiratanga.
Active protection – the Crown has positive obligations to deliver on the guarantee of tino rangatiratanga. The capacity of Māori to exercise authority over their own affairs "as far as practicable within the confines of the modern State" is key to the active protection of tino rangatiratanga.
Redress – where there has been a breach of Treaty principles, there ought to be "a fair and reasonable recognition of, and recompense for, the wrong that occurred."
Mutual benefit – the basic concept was that a place could be made for two people of vastly different cultures, of mutual advantage, and where the rights, values and needs of neither would necessarily be subsumed … It is obvious however that to achieve the objective, compromises on both sides are required and a balance of interests must be maintained.
Options – requires that the Crown must adequately protect the availability and viability of kaupapa Māori solutions in the social sector as well as so-called mainstream services in such a way that Māori are not disadvantaged by their choice.
Equity – freedom from discrimination, also obliges the Crown to positively promote equity.
Who started a haka in parliament at the bill's first reading?
Hana Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke
What are the 3 main principles of ACT's proposed legislation? (BBC or What is the Treaty Principles Bill?)
Act's proposed legislation had three main principles: that the New Zealand government has the power to govern, and parliament to make laws; that the Crown would respect the rights of Māori at the time the Treaty was signed; and that everyone is equal before the law and entitled to equal protection.