The Treaty of Waitangi

            The Treaty of Waitangi

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the 6th February in 1840. The covenant was  first  signed by Hone Heke who was a powerful chief. Later on many Maori Chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi but they had different reasons to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. Many of them signed it because they thought they were still in control because the European Crown promised them that they would own the fisheries, forests and land, but some of them only cared about the talk between the European Crown and the Maori.

The Pakeha committed a group sin against the Maori by disgracing  the Treaty of Waitangi and breaking the promises they made to the Maori. After that group sin, the Maori lost all of their possessions such as fisheries, forests, land and their mana. After they lost all their possessions they had no more control over New Zealand and that is when war dominated New Zealand in 1860.The results of the war lead to a decline in population for the Maori and higher population for the Pakeha. The British Crown decided a settlement was needed between the Maori and the Pakeha. The Governor William Hobson said if they would submit to the Queen then the British would stop attacking them. The Maori had no choice but to submit to the Queen because they had already lost lots of people to diseases and battles. So after that settlement the Maori moved to the South Island where they won’t be bothered by the British Crown.

Christians can restore tika and pono to Te Tiriti O Waitangi by honoring Te Tiriti O Waitangi. Another example to bring tika and pono to Te Tiriti O Waitangi is to follow the conditions and rules of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

By: Tino