Timeline Thursday 6 February 1840

Events on Thursday 6 February 1840 1

• 1840 Treaty of Waitangi signed Founding agreement between the British Crown and Maori chiefs On 6 February 1840 at Waitangi, British representative William Hobson and a group of Maori rangatira signed a treaty establishing British sovereignty over New Zealand in exchange for guarantees over Maori land and rights. Differences between the English and Maori texts later caused lasting disputes. The treaty is regarded as New Zealand's founding document.