Treaty House Paihia

... society, or was a total scam. Today, Waitangi is another beautiful site with gorgious sea views. We visited the colonial Treaty House, and the wharenui, built by the Maori to represent the unification of the tribes of New Zealand. The character and ...

... in New Zealand's history. The spot where this famous agreement was signed is now a national reserve with the restored Treaty House, a mighty 35 metre Maori war canoe as well as a beautifully carved traditional Marae welcoming house. It was a fantastic ...

... the Treaty was declared and signed by Maori and British dignitaries, back in the 19th century. Our historic trip took in the subsequently named 'Treaty House' and Maori Meeting House, along with a huge 'Waka', or war canoe, made from the trunks of three ...

... to the people of New Zealand in trust. The Maori Meeting House was built and presented to the people of New Zealand on the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on the 6th February 1940. We then drove to Haruru Falls. There is a walk from ...

... history film of Waitangi treaty of 1840. We then looked through the grounds, saw the large waka (canoe) and saw the amazing treaty house, where the whole inside is made of wood and amazing wood carvings. The Maori carvings are really interesting and look ...

... and headed up to Paihia in the Bay of Islands for two nights, during which we visited the Waitangi Treaty House, and historic Russell - first capital of New Zealand. Max took a boat ride to see the Hole In The Rock, Andy went bush trekking to see some ...

... to sit in the waka. Also on the property is aMaori meeting house, built by Maori for the Centenary, and the Treaty House, the original building and home of the first British-appointed British Resident -- sort of like the first ambassador. The green ...

... ) - you can tell I was paying attention at the visitors centre!! It was quite interesting walking around, looking at the Treaty House, the flagpole that marks the spot where the treaty was signed and a traditional Maori meeting house (Te Whare Runanga). ...

... on a slightly calmer activity and walked to the treaty house, which is where the Moari's signed the first treaty giving British people land rights in New Zealand, with my roommate Alvie. After lunch I went on a boat tour to see some dolphins which was SO ...

... there are the grounds in which the treaty between the english and the maori people was signed.  It was cool, it has the treaty house which is made entirely of wood and therefore has a lot of very impressive native carvings. I also saw a performance which ...

... Auckland on Monday morning in search of better weather up north, which experiences a micro-climate in New Zealand therefore not getting a Winter. We headed towards Paihia which is a small village situated on the Bay of Islands. The following day we ...

... was signed - this is now approximately marked by a large flagstaff.  Other sites on this land include the Treaty House, the meeting house (Te Whare Runanga) and the Maori waka (canoe), Ngatokimatawhaorua.  It is a fascinating place to visit ...

... without factoring in the presence of a vegetarian (Kate A) and one abnormally large apetite (me).) we drove to Waitangi Treaty House, the building where a large number of Maori Chiefs signed the first agreement with the British to cohabitate and protect/ ...

... the point home, the people who look after Waitangi are currently running an appeal to raise funds to carry out urgent repairs on the treaty house. In the 15 mins or so we were there the desk lady turned away at least 12 people we could count - that's 12 ...

... but it was called off due to high winds. Bah. This left a gap in our schedule, which we filled by visiting the Waitangi Treaty House, where the Maori signed a treaty with the Brits (James Busby wrote it as the Queen's resident Englishman) in 1840 for ...

... a good but cloudy day. Got out the shower and it was raining. Brilliant. It did brighten up late morning so I walked to the Treaty house. The site where the Maori tribes signed NZ over to Britain in 1842. The clouds came back in the afternoon, but it ...

... the local Maori chiefs and basically created New Zealand as a country. They had a huge "haka" which is a war canoe and then the treaty house itself. It was 10 bucks to get in the treaty house so I just took some pics of the front and then went on this ...

... , the flags that are of importance to all people in New Zealand and visited the Te Whare (hope I got that right) and the Treaty House.  After that we went to a show of Maori dancers and singers.  I did have a better idea of how things all ...

... Glow Worms - sounded like a good idea in the rain, however they were closed due to flooding!!! After this we went up to Treaty House at Whaitangi - thats where we (the British) made the Maori sign over New Zealand to us!! So it was a little bit of ...

... waters that ranges in hue from turquoise to deep blue. This is frequently used in footage promoting New Zealand so don't be surprised to find Paihia and nearby Russell buzzing with tourists in the summer months. Despite Paihia only having an 8,000 ...