Waitangi Day

The people are holding this banner because they are celebrating the Treaty of Waitangi.

The treaty of waitangi was signed because other countries wanted to move to New Zealand and when Captain James Cook came he decided to make a treaty to make this a free country with the Maori's. In 1840 on the 6th of February the treaty was about to be signed in the bay of islands. 40 Maori chefs came and 500 Maori's including 15 came as well to sign the treaty. But only 33 Maoris only signed the treaty. So every year on the 6th of February New Zealand celebrate the Treaty of Waitangi in different cities but they do a special celebration in Waitangi treaty grounds. So just remember on the 6th of February a day that we share this land with the Maori's and we become one.