Waitangi
Subtitle: the Treaty House : the events surrounding its construction and existence
By: by Trish Gray
Publisher: Trish Gray
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Upper Hutt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 53
ISBN-13: 9780473297831
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Homes and haunts; Dwellings; History; Historic buildings; Historic sites; Whare hui; Waitangi Treaty House
Description: "This account is taken from when the decision to appoint [James[ Busby, as British Resident, representative of the British Crown and public servant, was made. It does not discuss the Treaty of Waitangi itself, Maori chiefs, tribes, or Maori wars, only the house, gardens and its residents."--Half title page.verso.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Background events; title: Busby's appointment; title: Busby arrives in New Zealand; title: James and Agnes; title: The Treaty House; title: Grounds and garden; title: Restoratiosn; title: The Bledisloe Gift; title: Later restorations; title: Signing of the Treaty; title: National monuments (Te Whare Runanga ; The flagstaff ; Ngatokimatawhaorua); title: Waitangi Day celebrations; title: Vissitor's Centre; title: Time line; title: Common words in te reo Maori.