Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand information
1835 proclamation of New Zealand's sovereignty by a confederation of Māori chiefs
This article is about the Declaration of 1835. For information on the process of New Zealand's gaining independence during the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, see Independence of New Zealand.
Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni
The first page of the Declaration.
Created
28 October 1835
Ratified
1836[1]
Author(s)
James Busby and 35 northern Māori chiefs (including Tāmati Wāka Nene and Bay of Islands brothers; Te Wharerahi, Rewa, and Moka Te Kainga-mataa)
Signatories
United Tribes of New Zealand
Purpose
Proclaimed the sovereign independence of New Zealand
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The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand (Māori: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), signed by a number of Māori chiefs in 1835, proclaimed the sovereign independence of New Zealand prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
^Scholefield, G. (1930). Captain William Hobson. pp. 202–203.(Instructions from Lord Normanby to Captain Hobson – dated 14 August 1839).
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