Our computer task is to research to find out more information about the Treaty of Waitangi and find answers to questions.

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On Wednesday the 6th February New Zealanders celebrated Waitangi Day.

We found out that the Treaty was signed in Waitangi on the 6th February 1840.
A treaty is an agreement signed by two or more people.

We found out

More than five hundred Maori chiefs signed the treaty at Waitangi!
by Noah and Michael



James Busby, William Hobson and Henry Williams were the main people involed in writing the Treaty. James Busby arrived in 1833 and tried to form a government. William Hobson arrived in 1840 to help Busby write the Treaty. Both were sent by the Queen of England to write the Treaty. Henry Williams was a missionary who later translated the Treaty into Maori. -Chapin

The Maori wanted a treaty because they felt they needed protection from the French,(as they were already in Akaroa) and sealers and whalers were fighting! They needed a set of rules. - Izzy