5 Facts about the Treaty of Waitangi..
Today in class, we were learning about the Treaty of Waitangi. After school, I decided I wanted to learn a little more about it, so I went home and did some research about Waitangi day and how the Treaty was signed.
This is what I found out:
Today in class, we were learning about the Treaty of Waitangi. After school, I decided I wanted to learn a little more about it, so I went home and did some research about Waitangi day and how the Treaty was signed.
This is what I found out:
- the Treaty was signed on the sixth of February 1840.
- the Treaty was signed to bring peace to Aotearoa. ( New Zealand )
- Waitangi became a holiday in 1934 but became a public holiday in 1974.
- There was over 40 chiefs that signed the Treaty of Waitangi, 50 meetings to sign the treaty and all together around New Zealand, there was over 540 chiefs that signed the Treaty of Waitangi.
- At the official signing of the Treaty, there was over 500 chiefs there and 40 of them signed the Treaty.
I found this information at: https://terara.govt.nz/en/Treaty-of-Waitangi/page-1
I hope you enjoyed.
