Waitangi, Bay of Islands

E46692
historic site settlement

Waitangi, in the Bay of Islands, is a historically significant settlement in New Zealand best known as the place where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, marking the founding document of the nation.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Waitangi Treaty Grounds 0 3
Waitangi 0 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site →
settlement →
country New Zealand →
governedBy Far North District Council →
hasBridge Waitangi Bridge →
hasCanoe Ngātokimatawhaorua war canoe →
hasCarvedMeetingHouse Te Whare Rūnanga →
hasCommemorativeDay Waitangi Day →
hasCulturalPerformances kapa haka performances at Waitangi Treaty Grounds →
hasEvent Waitangi Day commemorations →
hasFlagstaff Waitangi flagstaff →
hasGrounds Waitangi, Bay of Islands self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Waitangi Treaty Grounds
hasHistoricBuilding Busby House →
hasHistoricHouse Treaty House →
hasLandscapeFeature coastal headlands →
estuarine environment →
sandy beaches →
hasMarae Te Tii Waitangi Marae →
hasMeetingHouse Te Whare Rūnanga →
hasMuseum Museum of Waitangi →
hasNationalSignificance birthplace of the nation of New Zealand →
hasRecreation cultural tours →
heritage interpretation tours →
walking tracks →
hasRiver Waitangi River →
hasVisitorCentre Museum of Waitangi →
surface form: Waitangi Treaty Grounds visitor centre
heritageStatus important national historic site of New Zealand →
knownFor Waitangi, Bay of Islands self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Waitangi Treaty Grounds

national commemorations of Waitangi Day →
signing of the Treaty of Waitangi →
language English →
Māori →
locatedIn Bay of Islands →
Northland Region →
locatedNear Paihia →
Russell, New Zealand →
locatedOn North Island →
partOf Northland Region →
surface form: Far North District
regionalCouncil Northland Regional Council →
tourismType cultural tourism destination →
heritage tourism destination →
traditionalTerritoryOf Ngāpuhi iwi →
Ngāti Kawa →
Ngāti Rāhiri →
treatySignedHere Treaty of Waitangi →
treatySigningDate 6 February 1840 →
treatySigningParties many Māori chiefs →
representatives of the British Crown →
WaitangiDayStatus New Zealand national public holiday →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chatham Islands → capital → Waitangi, Bay of Islands →
this entity surface form: Waitangi
Waitangi, Bay of Islands → hasGrounds → Waitangi, Bay of Islands self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Waitangi, Bay of Islands → knownFor → Waitangi, Bay of Islands self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Treaty of Waitangi → locationSigned → Waitangi, Bay of Islands →
Waitangi Day → mainOfficialCeremonyLocation → Waitangi, Bay of Islands →
this entity surface form: Waitangi Treaty Grounds
James Busby → residence → Waitangi, Bay of Islands →
this entity surface form: Waitangi
Waitangi Day → treatySigningLocation → Waitangi, Bay of Islands →
James Busby → workedAt → Waitangi, Bay of Islands →