Paintings and renderings of The Treaty of Waitangi 1840
The events at the Treaty of Waitangi are among those histories that are just filled with political angles, not at all cut-n-dry. The lessons begin with the setting of the Treaty proceedings itself, even this small matter, played with and angled. The above drawings and paintings are all of the Treaty of Waitangi signing 1840, each one more glamorous than the next, one painted almost 100 years later in 1938-1939 by Marcus King. This hard example of drawings and paintings is what researchers have to deal with when reading Aotearoa New Zealand history, being that British Imperialism was no friend to historical truth and their immigrant loyalists are well known to write and apparently render images of themselves as the superior.
"The paintings and drawings go from showing a Maori Chief and statesman helping administrate the proceedings standing behind the desk, which is the oldest rendered image and historical reference, to standing beside the desk, to eventually vanishing completely. Maori are gradually moved into the center it seems through the rest of the paintings, surrounded by a show of foreign National flags, the British flag being the largest flag, in face of the Maori (no proof the extremely large table British flag ever existed), and the last painting shows very little Maori influence. Eventually two large British table flags appear over time. Four of the first renderings show the Treaty of Waitangi outside under a sunny sky, a large American sized Circus tent (invented in the states) able to accommodate 150+ people must have magically appeared for the last 3 paintings. The last painting is also very carefully made to look as if it's a witnessed event and documented first hand, using very mild toned and aged looking colors which is dated the newest most recent rendering. The Anglo-British people themselves in the last painting seem to be quite more pale in skin tone, larger in number and the Maori far less in rallied number. This distortion of Polynesian History is a regular practice within New Zealand"
A recent most NZ propagated rendering of the Treaty of Waitangi by British new Zealanders (photo at the bottom), the Maori are almost bare skinned, and around 3 feet below the highest standing British officer. In the first top drawings and renderings (the older dated and more accurate), the British officers are clearly of the Navy, the paintings below are changed, and are more argued points of inaccuracy. Other surrounding political influences like the The United States, Catholic Spain, and a Catholic French presence, who are trade competitors at that time, come and go at the will of the artists. Exaggerated sizes of British flags decorate the newer paintings as if British are the ones hosting The Treaty of Waitangi, which they are not, and the euro-fashion worn by officials and public become immensely more refined.
To also help get people started who might not be so informed on the circumstances, there is a short NZ History series made that helps get a grasp on the politics.
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[Note: If translation captions are on during the Waitangi video series, do turn it off since Google has not yet been able to translate Maori language correctly as of yet]
A Review of Waitangi - What Really Happened
"Part 1 of the series begins like any wikipedia summary, glorifying the British Trucking Empire, but thats fine, they have every right to tell their views on history just like anyone else in the world. At 2:13 into the video it shows James Busby sending a letter to Hone Heke. That letter and other correspondence between Busby, Hone Heke, and other Christian Maori is often in question, their friendships giving intel on delegates and missionary concerns. James Busby's reputation is played with by many a historian, hated it seems by some British versions, who consider him sort of a Pakeha Maori (New Settler Revolutionary), or a Colonial out for himself. The first video really sets up the audience to think Brusby and all influences are in favor of Britain, however it all begins to come to light around the 3rd and 4th videos.
Pay attention to who's at the signing of the Treaty and who's land the Treaty is taking place on (Hone Heke). The video leads into the Treaty signing very casually, trying to give sides their own spotlight. Watch Hone Heke also in the first three videos, who is sometimes flying an American Flag on the back of his Waka (boat) to show his possible options during the Treaty of Waitangi process. This is how British Imperialism worked in the 1800s, finding a powerful ally in a foreign region, making an agreement, then after with attempts to establish a new Government, same as in The United States with the Confederates in the Civil War where British supplied arms, North western India, and Hong Kong China. Even a close neighbor such as Ireland, this is also the case. This joining of powers hopes to change the balance of a region, if might an area be the second most powerful, joining with a foreign ally, with trade deals made, can seed a new administration. Even though the entire country may not be involved, like in India where only northern parts of India were reformed, the entire country is still mapped out as a Colony, hoping to be displayed as powerful new Governing force. The British though have not the resources or military capacity to expand within their own European homelands and are often unsuccessful with maintaining allied foreign relations for over a single generation or two, since the original Treatied alliance tends to lose it's influence with time. British have also been known to use the white-race label to create a false sense of unity so to gain influence in foreign regions where there might be other European immigrants (but keep an Anglo-only identity and an inner class system). Though overseas in Europe, the Irish Catholics, and other European peoples including the French, Germans, Spanish, Italians, and Caucasian Muslims were not aligned to Britain, the European white label is still found in New Zealand history. English posturing as proud, Noble, and all knowing, is portrayed well in this Treaty of Waitangi series.
In the end of part 2, the Treaty is discussed inside the British flag ship. Make note this is very unofficial talk, and is giving again a spotlight to British politics, when really the spotlight should be on the backdoor 'Maori Politics', who are lobbying, using Maori clan ranks, setting up individual Maori meetings [hui], and locking in relations. What's not mentioned in video, is that this meeting is held under the protection of several Maori Iwi.
There's some time spent in video part 2, on Maori traders, and one Pakeha trader who buys and sells fake chiefs heads among other things. The Maori did for many an Era take slaves in war, including British and many other European slaves, which is assumed to be shown in the video as an example of old Maori markets. The people being sold in the Slave market in these videos are defeated tribes in Maori War and Half-breeds (half Maori half British) with no Maori iwi. The reason why the Merchants are laughing at the Chief heads, is because the Maori would kill their slaves, then afterwards mark the heads as Chiefs with tattoo ink to be sold at higher prices. The ink face brand on the skull was applied to sell as a fake Chief heads by the Maori Masters themselves, not by foreigners. The Chief head-trade was apart of the Musket Wars before the Maori Wars with the British and Allied Maori. Maori were involved in international trade as early as 1790 with their own trade ships by 1834. Are the Maori a benevolent people at this time? No, they are warrior-people but who show respect for men of worship and of GOD. It's written in Maori Wars that all missionary were not to ever be touched. Missionaries were given pass in every Maori War unless the missionary began to conspire.
The beginning of part 3, in the first second, There's a scenery shot on the meeting ground. It shows what flag the meeting is being held under. The Flag that's flying over the meeting is -The Maori Flag of Independence 1835-. That means the Treaty signing is being held under an already contract of Independence verifying again that this meeting is under Maori Law and protection.
The video then in part 3 mentions several nations also in port during the meeting, including France, American Union, Australia, South American Spanish nations. (The major trade and shipping competitors to Britain). At 1:24 into part 3, Hone Heke walks in the scene, tapping the flagpole and laughing. The Flagpole is then again shown with the Maori Flag of Independence, flying over the meeting. In the middle of part 3, the meeting then begins, catch as much as possible, the hammer is yet to come in part 7 of the series.
To note, in the video part 3 when the missionary begins a rant, that rant in history, is really against the British Crown. The missionaries historically held greater connections with several Maori Iwi [Waka Nene and brother Patuone (Part 4, 10:17)] than with the British Crown who wished missionary commoners in their place.
It's reasonable to say the British Christian missionary goals for support of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi was because if Maori allied with Spain or France, then Catholic religion would soon push them out. In Eastern Polynesia (Tahiti) the French had already made many friends among the Polynesian leaders there and the American Union had its eye towards trade in the region as well.
James Busby was also keen to bargain interests with several Maori, should the Crown begin to impede their rights and investments in first Missionary Settlements. Now why was the Treaty even initiated by the Crown in the first place? In the video it says -to keep the British commoners from running amuck and to save them from themselves, no, that's not why. That's pretty much saying that the common folk are too dumb to know what's best for themselves, and time will tell they say. When the Treaty was signed it was assumed that all British Immigrants were to be under Crown Law, and to the Colonial offices, taxable to the Crown. The same attempt happened in the Northern States of America but a movement called 'No Taxation without Representation' began moving across the Eastern State Colonies. The British were defeated in the Northern States of America and kicked out more than once. It also meant that all property owned by British commoners were under in part to Crown jurisdiction"
Keep in mind that Hone Heke and warrior uncle [Te Kemara] have different ideas in mind than simple trade and treaty. Both their ambitions are on a different horizon, such as being at the very top or head of international trade and new forming New Zealand Government. This is the start of the new - New Zealand Government 1840 and the FIRST Capital City location which is promised to be a ruling region within the nation, a promise that will make Hone Heke and Iwi more rich and more powerful.
In the end of part 7 pay attention as to whos man is protesting against the Treaty signing, and remember Hone Heke's and Te Kemara's campaign during the Treaty signing process. Note, dialogue is again presented to portray interests and dealings.
What does the Waitangi Treaty mean?
The Treaty is actually a type of "Merging of Company Powers", in hopes to create a new order within New Zealand. It's not defining a specific area in which the British can have or own, and it's only valid in the lands of the Allied Maori, and not to the future areas of the Maori Monarch (Iwi who did not sign the Treaty and formed a Maori Monarch and Government). It does not make all of Aotearoa a Colony even though that's what some NZ and British commoners assume. In fact, this Treaty has been compared to other sovereignty types of treaties with this particular Treaty being seen as documenting an Allied Maori-British sovereign region under the authority of a United Maori Nation (Te Maori Confederation - United Tribes formed in 1834). A great many things were not defined at that time which is why Aotearoa NZ Wars eventually break out, mostly over Law and territory and who or which political body was to be the actual Government, the Allied Maori-British or the United Maori. A New Zealand Colony by the overseas offices are in planning in the 1840's, through the Treaty, saying British have access but are not able to acquire complete ownership thus being defined as an Allied Maori-British region. As for the Confederation of United Maori, during the last series Maori Wars, Iwi (Maori clans) joined both the Allied-Maori and others reformed an older authority, a title of the Maori Monarch in the 1850s. Allied Maori to the Crown from the 1840s as well, are not the same body, since Imperial Great Britain is no longer an absolute Monarch and falls under limited powers of Head of State. Today Britain and other parts of western Europe depend on the USA for their actual National defense efforts.
Without the signing of the Treaty of 1840 the Maori Declaration of Independence of 1835 would have stood as the only founding National document. If the Treaty of Waitangi is discarded then some argue that the 1835 Declaration would reform a nation.
So who's really getting screwed in this Treaty?
Not the Maori, they get to keep all under the sun (land title) and go to parties overseas, and bargain what is theirs or will be theirs (business and trade) and develop their own regions with shared tech and trade with no taxes. Not the Crown, they get a lot of free tax after this Treaty, pretty much anything the British commoners own, is under in part to Crown jurisdiction. The thousands of Colonists are the ones getting screwed because the two most politically and militarily powerful parties just combined. Not just taxes on lands and water but business owned and all future business owned by the NZ Colonist's kids, grandkids, great grandkids, great great grandkids etc. etc. etc., a percentage will be taken, or any future foreigner to the land that comes to settle or make claim will be under a glass ceiling. The Nobles (either Maori Noble or British Noble) are usually the law enforcers and get significant perks (The best Government or Crown supported schools with the best political jobs and state positions). In 1840 the British Missionary colonists were aware of the situation but had no union to represent their interests like in the USA and bartered with Allied Maori.
The Colonists wouldn't have their own real Political party until the 1920s-1930s as the Socialist Labour Party. After the 1930s, Northern parts of New Zealand had a more balanced society with it's common citizen, but rightfully so, being God given "Maori land" as many do agree, the Native indigenous Maori Iwi should no matter the form of Government retain a governing status. It is after all Polynesia and the only home of the Maori people.
So why do the British need overseas relations at all?
The British isles have been invaded quite a few times over the centuries by Danes, Germans, Spain, Franks, etc. more than once by Catholic regions. Southern Europe is a completely different beast from Western Europe. Eastern Europe has ties with Eurasia and the Caucasus. North Western Europe has strong Germanic and Eurasian connections.
Southern Europe is connected to the histories of Greece, Persia, Egypt, Turkmenistan, and England was once a target of the Catholic powers. The English and the Dutch once allied together to gain their independence from Catholic authority and were not allowed to merchant the trade roads of the Asian Steppes and forced to sail the open seas looking for Spice Trade and new trade while defending themselves. That era of navigational exhibition is what eventually brought the British to the Asia Pacific Polynesian region, not conquest, but survival. A great movie that shows the struggles of English trade against Catholics in Asia and the Pacific is the movie series "Shogun" 1980 with Richard Chamberlain.
"If one is researching these time periods, I would recommend seeing that movie 'Shogun' to see how far new media have changed the 1800s political landscape and perspective in just 40 years (1980-2020), and to understand what drove the Dutch and English people, not greed or fame seeking colonization, but the need to better themselves and be a prosperous independent people under their own faith. And it was the Catholics who ran them to the edges of the earth, not dark skinned people. The reason why they didn't travel by land to Asia was because of the strong Central Asian empires, another area of research for another time"
The NZ Imperial Scheme in the 1800s
Top - High Maori and British Crown = Government Heads
Upper- Maori and British Nobles = Key Government Positions
Middle - The Parties & Companies = High paid no-titles/ partly Taxable
Bottom - Commoner population = Free Money/ fully Taxable
At the bottom is where many but not all Political campaigns are fought to sway opinion and gain leverage. Campaigns happen through manipulation of education, swaying or lobbying Law in Courts, Parliament debate, or in Media, to take a better percentage. No matter what is said though or done it doesn't effect the status at the top of the Hierarchy.
Commoners have been known to become violent to the extent of killing each other over racism who become confused in the political campaigns. Commoners are statistically more prone to racial triggers and are easier to trick as according to History, the common man being starved of reward or equal status and who are often seen using Imperial History for their own prideful boasts, building an over confident image of themselves. In reality Imperial History only reaffirms that there are privileged-born and common-born. Before the 1800s under Imperialism, all historical accomplishments were given to Royal and Nobles while common soldiers were not even named in death after serving a Crown cause. In most cases only specific ranks with creditable names are recorded.
In the late 1800s the Imperial scheme failed due to a number of reasons, mostly the world itself was reforming towards Democracy or Democratic Socialism or Communism at least a more reasonable system supporting something close to equality, and even a corner in the outer-pacific Polynesian region was not immune. Eastern Polynesia with the French Catholics have over the past 100 years been the more prosperous more peaceful area of Polynesia compared to New Zealand.
Is this Treaty still in effect today?
Imperial Power died in the west after the World Wars. In Russia the long ruling Romanov Royal family was imprisoned in 1917 and executed in 1918. Loyalist Parties to the Royals were arrested and imprisoned. New Zealand was taken over by the NZ Socialist Labour party in 1935 with the help of Australian Socialists, Maori Unionists, and Samoan Mau Socialists. The United States of America during and after the World Wars became a dominating influence while Imperial Great Britain fell in 1940 to Nazi Germany who invaded and bombed the Capitol London. The Labor Party in Britain took over their own Parliament in 1945 and a great many reforms were made with Royals being moved into customary Heads of State with limited shared powers in Government. The Commonwealth was also born as was the European Union. The Waitangi Treaty is a relic of history documenting the original ties at the beginning of a new NZ nation, but does it have any real authority or relevance is a debate for Aotearoa New Zealanders. A point does remain that the Treaty of 1840 was made during a time when Britain was an absolute monarch, who are not today and rely on USA military defense, and as well the original Maori Confederation can not be said to be the same either.
The World Wars that changed politics around the globe spread USA Democracy and Democratic Socialism rose to power in many European nations. Asia Pacific Pacific Island economies are the major economic leaders today with new ranks of Economic Tigers each decade.
Britain in 2019 is having to negotiate with the European Union and are having BREXIT problems with complaints of their borders being violated and their trade deals unsatisfactory. As of 2019 the United Kingdom may even disband if Scotland chooses to join the European Union in the future. NZ Politics in 2019-2020 is meeting over some shore-lines and water taxing. Polynesia's Aotearoa New Zealand is today in 2020 one nation with two Monarchs, a Socialist Labour Party, and a National Party (National Party is a loyalist party formerly known as the Reform Party). New Zealand's Radio NZ has in 2010-2020 released even more productions with western bias of Asia Pacific Polynesian History however the state of it's nation and trade, and it's under achievements in Industry, and their rank in the World economy tell a much truer story than what New Zealand media attempt to teach.
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