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Michael A. Stecker
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Following a day of heated debate at the house of British
resident James Busby (shown above), the Treaty of Waitangi was
signed at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840 by
Captain William Hobson, several English residents and
approximately forty-five Maori chiefs.
The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti O Waitangi) lays the
foundation for the way Maori and other New Zealanders share
responsibility for their country and is considered the
founding document of the nation of New Zealand.
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