Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
| Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni | |
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The first page of the Declaration | |
| Created | 28 October 1835 |
| Ratified | 1836 |
| Author(s) | James Busby and 35 northern Māori chiefs (including Tāmati Wāka Nene and Bay of Islands brothers; Te Wharerahi, Rewa, and Moka Te Kainga-mataa) |
| Signatories | United Tribes of New Zealand |
| Purpose | Proclaimed the sovereign independence of New Zealand |
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The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand (Māori: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), sometimes referred to as He Whakaputanga, is a document signed by a number of Māori chiefs in 1835, proclaimed the sovereign independence of New Zealand prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.