Tuesday, January 26, 2010

170th Anniversary Treaty Celebrations


New Zealand Historic Places Trust, Mangungu Treaty Event Committee & e-Hoe Waka Education Trust invite you to attend a commemoration of the 170th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at Mangungu Mission House, 12 February 2010.




This event is in honour of the 170th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty, New Zealand’s founding document.


The focus of the day includes recreating the single largest gathering of Maori and Pakeha to sign the Treaty at Mangungu, Hokianga, in 1840.


In conjunction with local community groups, events planned include a Waka voyage, Church Service, Mihi Korero, a re-enactment of the Treaty signing, stalls and entertainment.


1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hm hm.. that's interessting but actually i have a hard time visualizing it... I'm wondering what others have to say....