the ceremony took place at waitangi in the bay of islands.land at the beginning of the 19th century. traders and missionaries came from france, but the mauri did not like them. once the french staged a massacre here. the mauri chiefs even sent a letter to the king of england asking for their protection. according to the treaty of waitangi , all property and non-property rights were assigned to mauri. in return, they recognized the power of london and transferred rights to the british. purchase of their lands, but the colonists began take land from the mauri, and due to wars and disease from europe, the indigenous population decreased by a third, grew again in the 20th century, and the treaty of aitang became part of the constitution. the document ensures the equality of all residents of the new zealand islands, self-government of the mauryas, the obligation of the state to compensate for damage caused to tribes in the past, and february 6 is celebrated in new zealand as a national holiday. february 6. in 1886, the german chemist clemens winkl

the ceremony took place at waitangi in the bay of islands. the beginning of the 19th century. traders and missionaries came from france. but the mauri did not like them. one day.