What is Waitangi Day?

Waitangi Day is a significant day in the history of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each year on 6 February to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, on that date in 1840. (Wikipedia 2009). Click on the photos to find out more. We are learning more about the Treaty of Waitangi and its importance to NZ. We found out that a treat is an agreement signed by two or more peoples or countries. We are going to write our own class treaty next week so watch out for it. We read 'The Tree Hut Treaty ' by Wiremu Grace and Bruce Potter. Another book we read was The Treaty= Te Tiriti by Mere Whaanga and Liz Hunkin. We also looked at how we are all members of groups and drew a picture of a group we belong to.