Waitangi day

These people are carrying the banner because they don't think the treaty has beed honoured.

The treaty was signed on feb 1840. 40 maori chiefs signed it but later over 500 more signed.

most of the chiefs didn't now how to write.  They used symbols and crosses.

The treaty was signed in waitangi which is above Auckland the treaty was between two groups the british and the Maori.

There is a maori version of the treaty and an english version.

They are now debating which treaty is more accurate.