He whakaaetanga i waenganui i ētahi o ngā iwi Māori me te kīngitanga o Ingarangi, kia mau tonu i ngā iwi te rangatiratanga ki ō rātou whenua me te mana ki te whakatau ture. Mā te whakaminenga o ngā iwi e tiaki ngā kirinoho o Ingarangi, ā, mā Ingarangi e aukati atu te taetae mai o whenua kē ki te whakatau mana ki Aotearoa. I tāmokohia tuatahitia i Waitangi i te Whiringa ā-nuku 1835 e ētahi rangatira 34 o Te Tai Tokerau me James Busby, te māngai o Ingarangi. Tae atu ki te tau 1839, ka eke ki te 52 ngā tāmoko o ngā rangatira ā-iwi.
An agreement between certain Māori tribes and the English monarchy, whereby the tribes retained their sovereignty over the land and the authority to determine laws. The confederation of tribes would protect English settlers, and England would prevent the arrival of other nations to claim authority in Aotearoa. The declaration was initially signed at Waitangi in October 1835 by 34 northern chiefs and James Busby, England's representative. By 1839 there were a total of 52 signatures of tribal chiefs.
Ko Te Hāpuku o Ngāti Kahungunu tētahi o ngā rangatira nāna i tāmoko Te Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nū Tīreni.
Rangahautia ngā ānga o mua i puta ai Te Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nū Tīreni.
I tāmokohia Te Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nū Tīreni e rima tau i mua i te whakatūtanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi.