Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi, 1840In 1840, over 500 Mori leaders put their names to a significant new document: Te Tiriti o Waitangi or the Treaty of Waitangi. Through their signatures, moko or marks, they were making an agreement with the British Crown, represented by Consul and Lieutenant Governor William Hobson. At stake was the sovereignty of the country, the governance of the land. The meanings of the Treaty of Waitangi have been debatedand disputedever since. The text in te reo