Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand

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The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand is an 1835 document, drafted by British Resident James Busby and signed by northern Māori chiefs, asserting the sovereignty of the United Tribes of New Zealand prior to British annexation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
political declaration
alsoKnownAs Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
surface form: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni
archivedAt Archives New Zealand
asserted sovereignty of the United Tribes of New Zealand
author James Busby
country New Zealand
date 1835
declared independence of New Zealand
draftedBy James Busby
ethnicGroupInvolved Māori
followedBy British annexation of New Zealand
geographicScope northern New Zealand
governingBodyEnvisioned annual congress of chiefs
hasOriginalTitleLanguage te reo Māori
historicalContext pre-annexation New Zealand
historicalPeriod 19th century
influenced debates about Māori sovereignty
inForceAtTime 1830s New Zealand
jurisdiction territory of the United Tribes of New Zealand
language Māori
legalStatus foundational document in New Zealand constitutional history
locationOfSigning Waitangi
monarchRecognized William IV
surface form: King William IV
politicalConcept tino rangatiratanga
politicalEntityCreated United Tribes of New Zealand
politicalImpact basis for later Māori claims to pre-existing sovereignty
politicalStatusClaimed independent state
precedes Treaty of Waitangi
purpose to assert Māori sovereignty and independence
to establish a collective authority of northern chiefs
recognizedBy British Crown
William IV
surface form: King William IV
region Bay of Islands
relatedDocument Treaty of Waitangi
relatedEvent establishment of the office of British Resident in New Zealand
roleOfAuthor British Resident in New Zealand
signatories rangatira of northern iwi
signedBy northern Māori chiefs
signedOnBehalfOf hapū of northern New Zealand
signingCommunity Ngāpuhi and allied northern iwi
subject self-determination of Māori
subjectMatter sovereignty and governance of New Zealand
typeOfSovereigntyAsserted collective chiefly sovereignty
year 1835

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James Busby notableWork Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
British colonisation of New Zealand keyEvent Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand alsoKnownAs Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
this entity surface form: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni