Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day is celebrated because of the day the Treaty Of Waitangi was signed.

The Treaty Of Waitangi was signed on the 6th of February 1840. It was signed in the Bay Of Islands; specifically in James Busby's house, now known as the Treaty House.
It was signed by about 540 chiefs. All but 39 chiefs signed the Maori copy of the treaty. There are nine different copies of the treaty, 8 in Maori and 1 in English.

The Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of New Zealand. It was an agreement between the Maori and the British to make peace between them. Some specific words used were justice, sincerity, and good faith.

Some examples of a modern treaty might be:

A contract
Agreeing to terms and conditions
A form
Our Marama Way.

We need to remember Waitangi Day because it is an important part of our history.