Treaty Of Waitangi

Question 1

Important people

Answer 1

Abel Tasman 1642

James Cook 1769

Question 2

Discuss sealers & whalers

Answer 2

Arrived at end of 18th Century, to exploit local resources.
Contact was regional & coastal
Contact involved agreement in safety, food, knowledge & resources (trade)
Maori - joined ship crews & contributed to shared whaling
Maori- gained food, money, work

Question 3

Maori concepts.

What is MANA?

Answer 3

Mana = status & presence

Question 4

Maori concepts.

What is TAPU?

Answer 4

TAPU controlled how people behaved to each other & the environment

Question 5

Maori concepts

What is UTU?

Answer 5

UTU aims to maintain balance & harmony within society.

Question 6

Discuss the Burning of The Boyd.

Answer 6

1807. A ship visited Whangaorao. Captain had dropped his watch in sea, Maori considered this a bad omen. Also, ship left without a proper ceremony & crew spread influenza (which killed lots of local Maori).
      The Boyd visited Whangaorao again in 1809, wanting to trade. The Captain & crew were lured inland & were killed & eaten. Some people were spared & kept prisoner. Another Maori chief tried to save some but failed. The ship blew up accidentally.
      NZ got a bad reputation so there was less to trade. A ship came & rescued the survivors & the 2 men who did the massacre were captured & sold as slaves.

Question 7

What is a Treaty?

Answer 7

A treaty is a written agreement between cultures or groups of people.

Question 8

What do we need treaties for?

Answer 8

To end wars & make peace. To establish people’s Rights, to settle boundaries & to create alliances.

Question 9

Name some famous treaties

Answer 9

VERSAILLES- to make peace at the end of WW1
ROME - created rights for the people of Europe
ANTARCTICA - to sha Antarctica between countries
NATIO- military alliances.

Question 10

What is the NZ Declaration of Independence?

Answer 10

Was signed in 1835.
Signed by 34 Chiefs & James Busby (British Govt Representative).
Important as was 1st time Maori had united, was backed by Britain & stopped French involvement.
Chiefs agreed to meet annually at Waitangi to make laws
The 1st NZ flag was decided upon.

Question 11

What was the DE THIERRY AFFAIR?

Answer 11

De Thierry tried to but £800 worth of land in Northland. He was told he had 40,000 acres for 36 axes.
He eventually set off to NZ to claim his lands. He told James Busby they will be an independent state & he will be sovereign chief of all of NZ.
To stop this, Busby arranged the Declaration of Independence.

Question 12

COMPENSATION = ?

Answer 12

Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury or suffering.

Question 13

CONFISCATION =?

Answer 13

The action of taking or seizing someone’s property without authority.

Question 14

MISSIONARY =?

Answer 14

A person sent on a religious mission. One sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

Question 15

PRINCIPLE =?

Answer 15

A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning

Question 16

Definition of TREATY

Answer 16

A formally concluded & ratified agreement between countries

Question 17

What were the British reasons for signing the Treaty of Waitangi?

Answer 17

• signing the Treaty would make NZ a safer place for settlers
• they thought a peaceful agreement was better than war
• a treaty will stop lawlessness

Question 18

What were the Maori reasons for signing the Treaty of Waitangi?

Answer 18

• more trade will come of this Treaty. So it is good for Maori
• there will be more jobs for Maori to do
• it means there would be someone to control purchases of land

Question 19

What were Maori reasons against signing the Treaty of Waitangi?

Answer 19

• don’t want someone controlling what they do
• don’t trust the British
• they believe the Treaty is only an excuse to grab more Maori land

Question 20

What Regions had conflict between Maori & Pakeha after the Treaty of Waitangi?

Answer 20

• > Northland -> Waikato -> Bay of Plenty
• > Eastland -> Ruapehu -> Taranaki -> Hawkes Bay
• > Wanganui -> Marlborough

Question 21

What is The Waitangi Tribunal?

Answer 21

Treaty of Waitangi signed in 1840 but not until 1975, with the passing of the Treaty of Waitangi Act, that a forum was set up to investigate Treaty grievances. This was called the Waitangi Tribunal & was set up to investigate any policy, action or omission by the Crown against Maori.
Any claim is checked to see whether it can be looked into under Section 6 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act.
The Tribunal as completed over 100 reports of claims covering a range of issues.

Question 22

The Waitangi Tribunal

What are Tribunal Members?

Answer 22

One of 20 people who attend meetings, hear the evidence & make recommendations based on it to the government

Question 23

The Waitangi Tribunal

Who is the Registrar?

Answer 23

The Registrar claims advice on legal and procedural issues to the Tribunal & has to be a solicitor.

Question 24

The Waitangi Tribunal

What does the Presiding Officer do?

Answer 24

They chair meetings & must be either judges, barristers or solicitors with lots of experience

Question 25

The Waitangi Tribunal

What does the claims administrator do?

Answer 25

They ensure the documentation for meetings is supplied, hire venues, organize transport & keep records

Question 26

The Waitangi Tribunal

What does a Research Officer do?

Answer 26

Often History graduates, these people look into collecting evidence for presentation to the Tribunal