What were the 3 articles of the Treaty of Waitangi?

The document itself has three articles, covering sovereignty, land and rights.

What is Article 4 of the Treaty of Waitangi?

It is this promise that in recent decades has been called by some the fourth article of the treaty; a commitment to religious freedom made at the birth of the new nation.

What are the main differences or grievances between the versions of the Treaty of Waitangi and Te Tiriti o Waitangi?

Te Tiriti: They gave the Queen te kawanatanga katoa, the complete government over their land. The Treaty: Māori chiefs and people, collectively and individually, were confirmed in and guaranteed full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their lands and estates, forests, fisheries, and other properties.

What was translated wrong in the Treaty of Waitangi?

The word ‘sovereignty’ had no direct translation in Māori. Chiefs had authority over their own areas, but there was no central ruler over the country. The translators of the English text used the Māori word ‘kawanatanga’, a transliteration of the word ‘governance’, which was in current use.

How is the Treaty of Waitangi relevant today?

Today the Treaty is widely accepted to be a constitutional document that establishes and guides the relationship between the Crown in New Zealand (embodied by our government) and Māori. The Treaty promised to protect Māori culture and to enable Māori to continue to live in New Zealand as Māori.

What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Waitangi?

The Treaty promised to protect Māori culture and to enable Māori to continue to live in New Zealand as Māori. At the same time, the Treaty gave the Crown the right to govern New Zealand and to represent the interests of all New Zealanders.

Why is the Treaty of Waitangi important?

Why the Treaty is important The Treaty governs the relationship between Māori – the tangata whenua (indigenous people) – and everyone else, and ensures the rights of both Māori and Pakeha (non-Māori) are protected. It does that by: requiring the Government to act reasonably and in good faith towards Māori.

What is the importance of a Treaty in today’s society?

Treaties form the basis of most parts of modern international law. They serve to satisfy a fundamental need of States to regulate by consent issues of common concern, and thus to bring stability into their mutual relations.

What was the result of the Treaty of Waitangi?

An immediate result of the treaty was that Queen Victoria’s government gained the sole right to purchase land. In total there are nine signed copies of the Treaty of Waitangi, including the sheet signed on 6 February 1840 at Waitangi. The text of the treaty includes a preamble and three articles.

Why the Treaty of Waitangi is important today?

How is the Treaty of Waitangi different from the English Treaty?

Article one of the Māori text grants governance rights to the Crown while the English text cedes “all rights and powers of sovereignty” to the Crown.

Which is a characteristic of tino rangatiratanga?

A characteristic of tino rangatiratanga is iwi autonomy. Treaty of Waitangi (2) Treaty of Waitangi (3) Article 3 This is the arrangement for the consent to the governorship of the Queen. The Queen will protect all the Māori people of New Zealand, and give them all the same rights as those of the people of England.

Why did Hobson ask Maori Rangatira to sign Treaty?

The British Government decided that Hobson would ask Māori rangatira to sign a treaty with Queen Victoria. Hobson would act on the Queen’s behalf because she was in England.

When did Henry Williams translate the Maori treaty?

Only 39 chiefs signed the English text of the Treaty. Henry Williams translated the Treaty into Mäori on 4 February and, on 6 February or a few days later, he translated the Mäori text back into English. This became the “official English text”.