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Governing New Zealand - background to the Treaty
The New South Wales government played an important role in New Zealand in the 1830s. An official British government presence in New Zealand was made in 1833 with the appointment of James Busby as British Resident.
James Busby
Painting of James Busby, New Zealand's British Resident from 1833 to 1840
The 1835 Declaration of Independence
Interactive (zoomable) image of the 1835 Declaration of Independence, including transcript and translation
James Busby's house
The treaty house at Waitangi in the early twentieth century.
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