The Treaty of Waitangi

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the 6th of February 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement for the Maori and British/English for buying land privately. It was signed at the Bay of Islands and that is where the British boat came in. 39 Maori Chiefs a copy in Maori, 540 signed a copy in English and 50 Maori chiefs signed it on the 6th of February 1840. We don't really call them treaty's anymore.The more modern day treaty would been written on a computer or sometimes handwritten. The treaty in modern day would be like a contract or to apply for a job.