Historedia
Group or institution

Māori chiefs

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Māori chiefs, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Treaty of Waitangi signed granting British sovereignty in New Zealand

    1840

    Role: Signatories

    1. 6 February 1840 · WaitangiSigning of the Treaty

      Captain William Hobson and Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840 at Waitangi, establishing British sovereignty.

    2. 3 May 1840 · New ZealandProclamation of Sovereignty

      Lieutenant-Governor Hobson proclaimed British sovereignty over New Zealand on 3 May 1840, with the North Island claimed by treaty and the South Island and Stewart Island by discovery.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Waitangi Wikipedia