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Williams styled the flag of the Church Missionary Society like the British White Ensign, which is also a St. George's Cross with a flag in the canton. [12] The flag Williams designed was used by the society on its ships and at its mission stations. [13] [14] The McDonnell flag that flew aboard the Sir George Murray.
The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand (Māori: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), sometimes referred to as He Whakaputanga, is a document signed by a number of Māori chiefs in 1835, proclaimed the sovereign independence of New Zealand prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
[23] This version of the flag served as the de facto national flag of New Zealand from 1835 until the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in February 1840, [24] although the United Tribes flag continued to be used as a New Zealand flag after the Treaty, for example the flag features on the medals presented to soldiers who served in the South ...
Busby addressed the crowd, and then each rangatira was called forward in turn to select their favourite design (the votes were recorded by Eruera Pare, the scribe of He Whakaputanga in 1835). The preferred design, known as the United Tribes flag, received 12 out of the 25 votes, with the other two designs receiving 10 and 3 votes each.
One of the foundational examples of Māori assertions of sovereignty is He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (The Declaration of Independence, 1835). Signed by northern Māori chiefs, this document affirmed Māori sovereignty over New Zealand and continues to be referenced, particularly by Ngāpuhi, as a basis for Māori independence.
He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni The Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand Archives New Zealand , Wellington 41°16′38″S 174°46′48″E / 41.277167°S 174.78°E / -41.277167; 174.78 ( Archives New
In responses to CNN, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Cook Islands’ Office of the Prime Minister both noted that the He Whakaputanga Moana has been developed by ...
He Whakaputanga (Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand) asserted that the 'public authority' of New Zealand remained with Māori. [23] This document was not well received by the Colonial Office in Britain, and it was decided in London that a new policy for New Zealand was needed. [24]