Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
1835 proclamation of New Zealand's sovereignty by a confederation of Māori chiefs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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.
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Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni | |
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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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