Waitangi

 What I already know about Waitangi day:

- It's been a public holiday since 1974.
- The Treaty of Waitangi is about an agreement between the Maori and the British Crown.

- Every year, on the 6th of February, Waitangi day is celebrated. 

- Over 500 Maori Chiefs signed the treaty but not all of them.

- Since both sides don't share the same language, there was an error in the translation. 

- The treaty was supposed to benefit both sides but it ended up only benefiting one. 

- Henry Williams was one of the people that translated the treaty.

- William Hobson was sent to New Zealand on behalf of the British government.

- The Maori thought they were getting a leader but they got controlled instead

- The Treaty of Waitangi takes its name from the place in the Bay of Islands where it was first signed.

- The treaty was sent around the country to get signed by the other Maori Chiefs.

- Governorship was used in the Maori translation of the treaty. However, this word was translated to sovereignty in the English version which misleads to a misunderstanding.