James Busby
Edinburgh-born James Busby was British Resident, a consular representative, in New Zealand from 1833. Based at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands, he was given little material support to achieve British policy aims, but in early 1840 he helped William Hobson draft the Treaty of Waitangi.
The 1835 Declaration of Independence
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Busby becomes official British Resident
James Busby’s arrival in the Bay of Islands represented Britain’s first tentative step on a path that ended with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on the grounds of his house seven years later.
James Busby
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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James Busby's house
The Treaty House at Waitangi in the early 20th century. When the Bledisloes gifted it to the nation it underwent extensive renovation.
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Reference: F18070
Russell Duncan Album
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