jan 1, 1835 - The Declaration of Independence is signed. James Busby called the chiefs back for a meeting at Waitangi where he went the step further and bringing out the declaration. By the end of the day, 34 Rangitira signed The Declaration of Independence of The United Tribes of New Zealand. This was created for many reasons including, better land trade and settlement, clearer rules to Maori and British Settlers, and better trade throughout the whole country even to other places.

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James Busby called the chiefs back for a meeting at Waitangi where he went the step further and bringing out the declaration. By the end of the day, 34 Rangitira signed The Declaration of Independence of The United Tribes of New Zealand. This was created for many reasons some including, better land trade and settlement, clearer rules to Maori and British Settlers and better trade throughout the whole country even to other places.

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