Treaty of Waitangi

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bilateral treaty constitutional document founding document

The Treaty of Waitangi is an 1840 agreement between the British Crown and many Māori chiefs that is regarded as New Zealand’s founding document and a central reference point for its law, politics, and race relations.

Aliases (5)

Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Māori text) ×1
Treaty of Waitangi (1840) ×1
Treaty of Waitangi (as founding document of state) ×1
Treaty of Waitangi principles ×1
Waitangi ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty → constitutional document → founding document →
article	Article 1 → Article 2 → Article 3 →
articleCount	3 →
commemorationDate	February 6 →
commemorationType	New Zealand national public holiday →
containsPrinciple	participation → partnership → protection →
country	New Zealand →
drafter	Edward Williams → Henry Williams → James Busby →
grantsRight	British governance over New Zealand (Article 1, English text) → Māori chiefs cede kawanatanga to the Crown (Article 1, Māori text) →
guaranteesRight	Crown pre-emption over land sales (Article 2) → Māori full, exclusive, and undisturbed possession of their lands, forests, fisheries, and other properties (Article 2) → Māori the rights and privileges of British subjects (Article 3) →
hasCategory	1840 in New Zealand → Māori history → New Zealand constitutional history → Treaties of New Zealand → Treaties of the United Kingdom →
hasIssue	differences between English and Māori texts → historical breaches by the Crown →
hasLegalStatus	foundational document of New Zealand public law → not fully entrenched as a written constitution →
hasVersion	English text of the Treaty of Waitangi → Māori text of the Treaty of Waitangi →
influences	Māori–Crown relations → New Zealand constitutional law → New Zealand public policy → New Zealand race relations →
interpretedBy	New Zealand courts → Waitangi Tribunal →
isCommemoratedOn	Waitangi Day →
language	English → Māori →
locationSigned	Waitangi, Bay of Islands →
primaryAuthor	William Hobson →
purpose	to establish British sovereignty over New Zealand → to protect Māori land and property rights → to regulate land sales to the Crown → to secure Māori consent to British governance →
redressMechanism	Waitangi Tribunal →
redressMechanismEstablished	1975 →
relatedLegislation	Resource Management Act 1991 → State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 → Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 →
signatory	British Crown → Māori chiefs →
signingDate	1840-02-06 →
yearSigned	1840 →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edward Williams → James Busby → William Hobson →	notableWork
Treaties of New Zealand → Treaties of New Zealand ("Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Māori text)") →	includes
Waitangi Day → Waitangi Tribunal →	namedAfter
State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 → Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 →	relatedTo
Waitangi Tribunal →	appliesTo
New Zealander ("Treaty of Waitangi (as founding document of state)") →	associatedWith
New Zealand government →	foundationalTreaty
New Zealand →	foundingDocument
Māori sovereignty movement →	hasMainSubject
Treaties of New Zealand ("Treaty of Waitangi (1840)") →	historicalPredecessor
Māori →	legalDocumentRelatedToRights
Treaties of New Zealand →	notableComponent
Treaties of New Zealand →	primaryIndigenousTreaty
Resource Management Act 1991 ("Treaty of Waitangi principles") →	recognises
William Hobson →	signed
Waitangi Day →	treatySigned
William Hobson ("Waitangi") →	treatySignedAt
Waitangi, Bay of Islands →	treatySignedHere