Pioneer Settlers

A few hundreds ago, new settlers, most of whom were British people, came to New Zealand and settled there in order to make their life better. But the voyage to New Zealand took four months or more and was very hard. Their ships were leaky, crowded and uncomfortable. In addition, there wasn't enough fresh food and water on the ships, so many children died on thier ways.

They arrived in New Zealand somehow, but there was not good place to live. So, they made efforts like cleaning up the land and building houses, and made there better.

Treaty of Waitangi

I'll explain about Treaty of Waitangi:)

It is a treaty concluded between maori people and British crown on Feb. 8 1840. the contents were things like Maori people give the British queen the right of owning New Zealand, they are admitted to have rights as British people, and so on.

When that happend, it was Henry Williams who translated the contents of the treaty into Maori language. But there were some misunderstandings among Maori people because he translated the treaty easily. In addition, it was because there were some words such as 'sovereignty' to translate into Maori language.

In those ways, Maori people signed the treaty without knowing the details. Then they got cigarette and blankets instead.

New Zealand :)

What does New Zealand remind you ofsY
It might be cute animals like sheep and dolphines, and vast extent of nature.J
But as u know about New Zealand, you will get interested in more attractions of the countryY

First, the country has Maori, original people, having also people of other various races. That might come from the history that the country was a British colony.
Next, as you know, New Zealand is an island and surrounded by sea so you can enjoy beautiful sea and marine sports. You can also take a look at maori's life style and see its dance. You can also enjoy hot spring and geyser in the country.

In those ways, New Zealand has a bunch of attraction, so it's worth visiting :9