Waitangi Treaty Grounds Flag Pole - Waitangi, Northland, New Zealand
S 35° 15.942 E 174° 04.963
60H E 234618 N 6093588
The flag pole and plaque mark the location where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between Maori and British. The Treaty led to the creation of the nation of New Zealand.
Waymark Code: WMGFH7
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 02/27/2013
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The flag pole and plaque mark the location where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between Maori and British. The Treaty led to the creation of the nation of New Zealand.
The plaque below the flag pole reads:
ON THIS SPOT
ON THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1840
WAS SIGNED
THE TREATY OF WAITANGI
UNDER WHICH NEW ZEALAND BECAME
PART OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
From 1974, three flags have usually been flown on it - the New Zealand flag, the Union flag, and the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand chosen in 1834.
It is the centrepiece of annual Waitangi Day celebrations which flip flop between being peaceful and full of protest. In 2012 there was trouble when Maori protestors tried to get the Tino Rangatiratanga flag flying. Tino rangatiratanga is a Maori language term that can be interpreted as 'absolute sovereignty'.
In 2013 national papers describe the Waitangi Day atmosphere as "jubilent".
List the flags being flown at the time your photo was taken:
New Zealand flag (centre), the Union flag (south), and the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand (north)
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