what was the ship that the treaty of waitangi traveled on
The Waitangi Treaty Grounds is New Zealandâs premier historic site where in 1840 New Zealandâs most significant document was signed by the British Crown and MÄori Chiefs: the Treaty of Waitangi.his was the route William Hobson and his party took when they landed at Waitangi and made their way to where the Treaty participants were assembled in 1840. The track gets its name from Captain (later Admiral Sir) Joseph Nias, the commander of the Herald, the ship that brought Hobson to the Bay of Islands.