Next Monday will be a holiday as part of the celebrations of the Treaty of Waitangi on the 6 February.

The Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of New Zealand. It is an agreement entered into by representatives of the Crown and of Māori iwi (tribes) and hapū (sub-tribes). It is named after the place in the Bay of Islands where the Treaty was first signed, on 6 February 1840. The Treaty was not drafted as a constitution or a statute. It was a broad statement of principles upon which the British officials and Māori chiefs made a political compact or covenant to found a nation state and build a government in New Zealand to deal with pressing new circumstances. Like many treaties, it is an exchange of promises between the parties to it.

Our teachers will be sharing information with the students next week.

For further information go to  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/treaty/treaty-faqs