Ko Te Pitowhenua Tētahi o Ngā Tino Tohu Whakahirahira o Aotearoa I konei ka hainatia te pukapuka whakapū tuatahi mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi i te tau 1840. I hainatia Te Tiriti o Waitangi, hei tūāpapa tika mō tō tātou tuakiri ahurea, ā, hei tīmatanga hoki mō Aotearoa he motu kākanorua hou. E mōhio ana a Ngāpuhi he wāhi whai tikanga tēnei mō ngā rangatira kia whakahuihui mai ki te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro, ki te whakawhiti take anō hoki. Nā, i konei ka hainatia ko He Whakaputanga o Te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tīreni. Ka noho tonu a Waitangi hei wāhi whai tikanga hei whakarōpū mai i ngā whakaaro mō te motu, mō tō tātou tuakiritanga hoki. Mō te Māori me te Pākehā, ka noho ora tonu a Waitangi ki ngā whāinga me ngā hiahia o Te Tiriti o Waitangi anō hoki ko te whanaunga mai o tēnei motu. Kei waengapū a Te Pitowhenua i te hītori o Niu Tīreni, o tuawhakarere, o nāianei, o ngā rā kei mua. He mea nui i roto i ō tātou hapori, ngā ture kāwanatanga, ngā hītori ahurea, ā, e whai painga anō ki ngā āhuatini. He whenua tapu, he whenua tūpuna, he maha hoki ōna āhuatanga e pā ana ki ngā tūpuna Māori. Ka noho hoki hei wāhi whakahuihui tonu mai i ngā whakaaro mō te tuakiritanga o tēnei motu. Ka whakamihi a Te Pitowhenua mō tō rātou tiaki i tēnei wāhi mō te wā roa nei. Kei Ngā Manawhenua o Aotearoa me ōna Kōrero Tūturu, ona hītori mīharo rawa, te āhuatini me ōna ahurea whakahirahira. Te Pitowhenua o Te Motu / Birthplace of a Nation Waitangi Treaty Grounds/Te Pitowhenua is one of New Zealand's greatest national symbols. The site where New Zealand’s founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi, was first signed in 1840 is fundamental to our cultural identity and New Zealand’s origin as a modern bicultural nation. Known to Ngāpuhi as a place of ancestral importance, where rangatira (chiefs) gathered to discuss matters of common interest, and where He Whakaputanga o Te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tīreni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed, Waitangi remains a pivotal place for engaging with ideas of nationhood and national identity. For Māori and Pākehā, Waitangi is a living, breathing entity; a direct link with the aims and aspirations of Te Tiriti/The Treaty, and the birthplace of a nation. Waitangi Treaty Grounds/Te Pitowhenua is central to New Zealand’s past, present and future. It played a crucial role in our social, constitutional and cultural history, and incorporates valuable physical elements. It has strong spiritual importance and ancestral associations, for Māori a place with many significant tūpuna, and remains a fundamental place for engagement with ideas about national identity. Waitangi Treaty Grounds/Te Pitowhenua merits recognition and long-term protection as a National Historic Landmark/Ngā Manawhenua o Aotearoa me ōna Kōrero Tūturu for its outstanding historical, physical and cultural significance.
Location
List Entry Information
Overview
Detailed List Entry
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
National Historic Landmark
Access
Able to Visit
List Number
10001
Date Entered
6th June 2019
Date of Effect
1st January 1970
City/District Council
Far North District
Region
Northland Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes part of the land described as Lot 1 DP 326610 (RT 108096), North Auckland Land District, and the buildings and structures associated with Waitangi Treaty Grounds / Te Pitowhenua thereon, including the Treaty House, Flagstaff, Te Whare Rūnanga, Hobson Memorial and Whare Waka - Te Korowai o Maikuku. Extent also includes He Tūru o Maikuku / Maikuku’s seat and significant plantings, including two rows of cabbage trees, associated totara trees, fig trees, a Norfolk Island pine, a pohutukawa tree, a plane, an elm, an oak, a walnut, a camphor laurel, two camellia trees, a bamboo plant, and commemorative trees planted from 1932 onwards. Extent excludes the buildings known as the Caretaker’s Cottage and Staff Accommodation.
Legal description
Lot 1 DP 326610 (RT 108096), North Auckland Land District
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