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Story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi

Feast celebrating treaty signing, 1840

Feast celebrating treaty signing, 1840

This drawing, by missionary Richard Taylor, shows the feast to celebrate the third treaty-signing ceremony, at the Mangungu mission house, south Hokianga. The feast, on 13 February 1840, was held on the property of the shipbuilder Thomas McDonnell at nearby Hōreke. Cannon protect the harbour, in which many waka can be seen. A large crowd is gathered at left, under several Union Jack flags.

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by Richard Taylor

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Claudia Orange, Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi – Interpretations of te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/36351/feast-celebrating-treaty-signing-1840 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 5 June 2012, reviewed and revised 28 March 2023 with assistance from Claudia Orange. It was translated into te reo Māori by Basil Keane.