Waitangi - Background

The Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi - Your Final Internal

For this, your final internal, you prepare a report discussing the different perspectives on the following topic:

Did the British trick the Maori into signing the Treaty of Waitangi?

You will need to comment on perspectives both from the time of the event (1840) and what has been written about this event since.

There is some useful background information below:

Background Information on The Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi

Here is the slideshow we looked at in class:

This dramatised documentary provides an informative and comedic look at the signing of the Treaty:

This page has a series of short videos that explain the Treaty Signing Process and meaning:

http://www.treaty2u.govt.nz/cool-stuff/cd-rom/