Hi guys, as you probably know Wigram Primary was studying the treaty of Waitangi. First we learnt about the arrival of the English settlers, at first Lord Normanby sent William Hobson to NZ to make the Treaty I think. But when William Hobson got to NZ he saw some buyers, they were trying to buy land already!!!! When they got to shore William Hobson made a proclamation that the buyers couldn’t buy the land. Then, he went to a guy called James Busby and they made a draft treaty with a little bit of help from William’s assistant – James Freeman – they completed the draft. After the draft they gave it too Henry, he and his son translated it into Maori. The translation led to the making of the real treaty, but then many other settlers came, they wanted land and there was often conflict. That lead to the New Zealand Land Wars. It lasted to 1845-1872, the British took land from the Maori for “rebelling”. In the present there were many protestants. Then, New Zealand independence was announced. That’s why to this day all Maori people are free. There are many other blogs from my other classmates so make sure to check them out. {PLS MAKE SURE TO COMMENT OR ELSE!!!!!!}.
