The flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand became the symbol of the Declaration of Independence in 1835, which recognised the sovereignty of Māori over New Zealand. It remains significant in the Ngāpuhi region.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, James Laurenson Collection
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MS-Papers-0009-09-01
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