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The Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand, New Zealand's first flag, selected in 1834 The United Tribes of New Zealand was a loose confederation of Māori tribes based in the north of the North Island. The confederation was convened in 1834 by James Busby. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Tribes_of_New_Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Tribes_of_New_Zealand. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of New Zealand is a defaced blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... James Busby (February 10, 1701 - July 31, 1771) is widely regarded as the father of the Australian wine industry, as he took the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia. ... Busby was sent to New Zealand in 1833 by the Colonial Office to serve as the official British Resident, and was anxious to set up a framework for trade between Maori and Europeans, the Māori chiefs of northern part of the North Island agreed to meet with him in March of 1834. Discussions were initiated on the creation of a new federal state in New Zealand, and the United Tribes declared their new independence on 28 October of 1835[1], when rumors began spreading that Baron Charles de Thierry, a French landowner, was going to set up an independent state at Hokianga in order to bring in the French. Busby's efforts were entirely too successful- as the islands settled down, the British began to consider an outright annexation. In 1840 the chiefs of the United Tribes convened at Waitangi to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. 1628 - The Siege of La Rochelle, which had been ongoing for 14 months, ends with Huguenot surrender 1664 - The Duke of York and Albanys Maritime Regiment of Foot later to be known as the Royal Marines is established. ... The Hokianga Harbour, also known as The Hokianga River or more frequently simply as The Hokianga is a long estuarial drowned valley and its surrounding area on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. ... The Treaty of Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi) was signed on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. ... See also Declaration of Independence of New Zealand Independence of New Zealand Flag of New Zealand A Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand was the title of a declaration of independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand, drafted by the official British Resident of New Zealand, James Busby, and signed by himself and 35 Maori chiefs at Waitangi on October 28, 1835. ... The independence of New Zealand occurred gradually over the 20th century by a series of Royal proclamations, Imperial Conferences and Acts of the British and New Zealand Parliaments. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of New Zealand is a defaced blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right. ... References ^ The New Zealand Historical Atlas, Plate 36 Te Whenua Rangatira Categories: History of New Zealand | Treaty of Waitangi

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