WHITAGI WONDERS by anonymous https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj RESEARCH en-us 2018-03-25 22:14:01 UTC 2018-03-26 20:12:23 UTC hello@padlet.com taylor_bell2 https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891171  The Treaty was written at a time when British colonists were pressuring the Crown to establish a colony in New Zealand ]]> 2018-03-25 22:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891171 Dimitri taylor_bell2 https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891189 in 1940 New Zealand marked the centennial of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The government made a great show of national pride and unity at Waitangi. Newspapers talked of Waitangi as the 'cradle of the nation' and the Treaty as the 'foundation of nationhood'. The Treaty and Waitangi began to find a place in the national consciousness, although for most New Zealanders they were of historical interest only. 

]]> 2018-03-25 22:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891189 taylor_bell2 https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891203  About 40 chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840. By the end of the year, about 500 other Māori, including 13 women, had put their names or moko to the document; all but 39 signed the Māori text. While some had clear expectations about what their agreement would bring, others chose not to sign the treaty. ]]> 2018-03-25 22:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891203 taylor_bell2 https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891219  
Lord Bledisloe's gift and the 1934 celebrations
In 1932 Governor-General Lord Bledisloe gifted the Treaty House and grounds at Waitangi to the nation. He hoped that the site would become a national memorial, symbolising that the Treaty of Waitangi had initiated a unique relationship between the indigenous and the colonising peoples.

]]> 2018-03-25 22:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891219 taylor_bell2 https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891226  Captain William Hobson RN was a British naval officer who served as the first Governor of New Zealand. He was a co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi. ]]> 2018-03-25 22:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_bell2/jnvesqkmohaj/wish/245891226