Waitangi

No canoe being in sight, and we being too distant to make signals to our brig, we had to pass another night in bivouac on a part of the beach called Waitangi; and as it did not rain we slept pretty comfortably.

A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827 Augustus Earle

Paihia after the 4 hour cruise and drove to Waitangi which is where a treaty was formed between the British and the Maoris in which Britain gained control of New Zealand.

TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

The classic 'Waitangi' will no doubt turn a few heads with a length of 74ft and a waterline length of just 38ft.

ScreenTalk 2009

By way of example I would offer that all schools in New Zealand have to be a part of the bicultural framework of the Treaty of Waitangi, yet there are schools that offer many second language subjects but not Maori.

C is for Curriculum « An A-Z of ELT 2010

Prime Minister John Key was jostled by two Maori men while visiting the marae on the eve of Waitangi Day.

Big Week « First 50 Words – Writing Prompts 2009

He was at Waitangi when the Treaty was signed on 6 February 1840, and asked Lieutenant-Governor Hobson for his promise to protect the Catholic faith.

Archive 2009-04-01 elena maria vidal 2009

This is similar to the “taonga” retained by the Maori under the Treaty of Waitangi: they came into the deal retaining their “treasures.”

Honour Killings Shock “Almost” Every Community « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009

He was at Waitangi when the Treaty was signed on 6 February 1840, and asked Lieutenant-Governor Hobson for his promise to protect the Catholic faith.

Bishop Pompallier elena maria vidal 2009

And because Waitangi Day is now over here, I'm disappointed that I didn't know we could've celebrated it as Rick Astley Day...

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009

Tame Iti was convicted for shooting the flag with a shotgun during a Waitangi Day protest against historic land confiscations; the charges focused on illegal discharge of a firearm rather than defiling the flag though.

Kiwispeak, Eric Crampton | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009