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What day and month was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
6th February
100
Who was the first to discover New Zealand in AD800
Kupe
100
Where was the Treaty signed?
Waitangi
100
What does tapu mean?
Precious, sacred or untouchable
100
Who taught Maori to read and write?
Missionaries
200
What year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
1840
200
Who was the first Maori chief to sign the Treaty?
Hone Heke
200
Where does the name New Zealand originate from
Zeeland - a province in the Netherlands
200
What does sovereignty mean?
exclusive and absolute power
200
How many articles does the Treaty contain?
Three
300
When did Abel Tasmen discover New Zealand?
1642
300
Who came to New Zealand to be the First Governor of New Zealand and drew up the Treaty?
William Hobson
300
Name four New Zealand towns which were planned settlements?
Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington, New Plymouth and Nelson
300
What does Kawanatanga mean?
Governorship or protection
300
What two items of trade did the Europeans trade with the Maori to help with ship building?
Timber and Flax
400
What year was the Waitangi Tribunal set up?
1975
400
Who was the French guy who wanted to colonise New Zealand?
Charles Baron de Thierry
400
What was known as the 'hell hole of the pacific'?
Kororareka
400
What Maori word would've have been a better translation of Sovereignity??
Mana or Tino Rangitiratanga
400
Who was the Queen of England when the Treaty was signed?
Queen Victoria
500
What year did the Northern Maori chiefs sign the declaration of Independence?
1835
500
Who was the Maori chief who refused to sign the Treaty?
Kawiti
500
What was the name of the area where the Te Atiawa put a claim into the Waitangi Tribunal about the pollution of their reefs?
Motonui-Waitara
500
What is the Maori word used in the Treaty to discribe their treasures?
Taonga
500
How many axes did Baron de Thierry buy 4000 acres of Northaland land for?
36