Ko Te Pitowhenua Tētahi o Ngā Tino Tohu Whakahirahira o Aotearoa
I konei ka hainatia te pukapuka whakapū tuatahi mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi i te tau 1840. I hainatia Te Tiriti o Waitangi, hei tūāpapa tika mō tō tātou tuakiri ahurea, ā, hei tīmatanga hoki mō Aotearoa he motu kākanorua hou. E mōhio ana a Ngāpuhi he wāhi whai tikanga tēnei mō ngā rangatira kia whakahuihui mai ki te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro, ki te whakawhiti take anō hoki. Nā, i konei ka hainatia ko He Whakaputanga o Te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tīreni. Ka noho tonu a Waitangi hei wāhi whai tikanga hei whakarōpū mai i ngā whakaaro mō te motu, mō tō tātou tuakiritanga hoki. Mō te Māori me te Pākehā, ka noho ora tonu a Waitangi ki ngā whāinga me ngā hiahia o Te Tiriti o Waitangi anō hoki ko te whanaunga mai o tēnei motu. Kei waengapū a Te Pitowhenua i te hītori o Niu Tīreni, o tuawhakarere, o nāianei, o ngā rā kei mua. He mea nui i roto i ō tātou hapori, ngā ture kāwanatanga, ngā hītori ahurea, ā, e whai painga anō ki ngā āhuatini. He whenua tapu, he whenua tūpuna, he maha hoki ōna āhuatanga e pā ana ki ngā tūpuna Māori. Ka noho hoki hei wāhi whakahuihui tonu mai i ngā whakaaro mō te tuakiritanga o tēnei motu. Ka whakamihi a Te Pitowhenua mō tō rātou tiaki i tēnei wāhi mō te wā roa nei. Kei Ngā Manawhenua o Aotearoa me ōna Kōrero Tūturu, ona hītori mīharo rawa, te āhuatini me ōna ahurea whakahirahira.
Te Pitowhenua o Te Motu / Birthplace of a Nation
Waitangi Treaty Grounds/Te Pitowhenua is one of New Zealand's greatest national symbols.
The site where New Zealand’s founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi, was first signed in 1840 is fundamental to our cultural identity and New Zealand’s origin as a modern bicultural nation.
Known to Ngāpuhi as a place of ancestral importance, where rangatira (chiefs) gathered to discuss matters of common interest, and where He Whakaputanga o Te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tīreni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed, Waitangi remains a pivotal place for engaging with ideas of nationhood and national identity. For Māori and Pākehā, Waitangi is a living, breathing entity; a direct link with the aims and aspirations of Te Tiriti/The Treaty, and the birthplace of a nation.
Waitangi Treaty Grounds/Te Pitowhenua is central to New Zealand’s past, present and future. It played a crucial role in our social, constitutional and cultural history, and incorporates valuable physical elements. It has strong spiritual importance and ancestral associations, for Māori a place with many significant tūpuna, and remains a fundamental place for engagement with ideas about national identity.
Waitangi Treaty Grounds/Te Pitowhenua merits recognition and long-term protection as a National Historic Landmark/Ngā Manawhenua o Aotearoa me ōna Kōrero Tūturu for its outstanding historical, physical and cultural significance.
I konei ka hainatia te pukapuka whakapū tuatahi mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi i te tau 1840. I hainatia Te Tiriti o Waitangi, hei tūāpapa tika mō tō tātou tuakiri ahurea, ā, hei tīmatanga hoki mō Aotearoa he motu kākanorua hou. E mōhio ana a Ngāpuhi he wāhi whai tikanga tēnei mō ngā rangatira kia whakahuihui mai ki te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro, ki te whakawhiti take anō hoki. Nā, i konei ka hainatia ko He Whakaputanga o Te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tīreni. Ka noho tonu a Waitangi hei wāhi whai tikanga hei whakarōpū mai i ngā whakaaro mō te motu, mō tō tātou tuakiritanga hoki. Mō te Māori me te Pākehā, ka noho ora tonu a Waitangi ki ngā whāinga me ngā hiahia o Te Tiriti o Waitangi anō hoki ko te whanaunga mai o tēnei motu. Kei waengapū a Te Pitowhenua i te hītori o Niu Tīreni, o tuawhakarere, o nāianei, o ngā rā kei mua. He mea nui i roto i ō tātou hapori, ngā ture kāwanatanga, ngā hītori ahurea, ā, e whai painga anō ki ngā āhuatini. He whenua tapu, he whenua tūpuna, he maha hoki ōna āhuatanga e pā ana ki ngā tūpuna Māori. Ka noho hoki hei wāhi whakahuihui tonu mai i ngā whakaaro mō te tuakiritanga o tēnei motu. Ka whakamihi a Te Pitowhenua mō tō rātou tiaki i tēnei wāhi mō te wā roa nei. Kei Ngā Manawhenua o Aotearoa me ōna Kōrero Tūturu, ona hītori mīharo rawa, te āhuatini me ōna ahurea whakahirahira.
Te Pitowhenua o Te Motu / Birthplace of a Nation
Waitangi Treaty Grounds/Te Pitowhenua is one of New Zealand's greatest national symbols.
The site where New Zealand’s founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi, was first signed in 1840 is fundamental to our cultural identity and New Zealand’s origin as a modern bicultural nation.
Known to Ngāpuhi as a place of ancestral importance, where rangatira (chiefs) gathered to discuss matters of common interest, and where He Whakaputanga o Te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tīreni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed, Waitangi remains a pivotal place for engaging with ideas of nationhood and national identity. For Māori and Pākehā, Waitangi is a living, breathing entity; a direct link with the aims and aspirations of Te Tiriti/The Treaty, and the birthplace of a nation.
Waitangi Treaty Grounds/Te Pitowhenua is central to New Zealand’s past, present and future. It played a crucial role in our social, constitutional and cultural history, and incorporates valuable physical elements. It has strong spiritual importance and ancestral associations, for Māori a place with many significant tūpuna, and remains a fundamental place for engagement with ideas about national identity.
Waitangi Treaty Grounds/Te Pitowhenua merits recognition and long-term protection as a National Historic Landmark/Ngā Manawhenua o Aotearoa me ōna Kōrero Tūturu for its outstanding historical, physical and cultural significance.
