Why was Waitangi so important to Queen Elizabeth II?

A memorial for Queen Elizabeth II has stood at the Treaty Grounds beneath the pōhutukawa tree she planted in 1953. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui explains the special relationship the late Queen had with Waitangi.

[@edwardwhakatihi1226]

Honor the Treaty

[@purefoldnz3070]

I'm sure she has planted many, many trees over the years

[@iriejayne25kanutaahching85]

My condolences to the Royal family 😢 Aroha mai aroha atu, truly can't believe it much love to our Queen Elizabeth ll 💞 Long live the King 💞

[@franklinnanai2745]

I like the Queen, may she rest in peace.

[@aaronfranklin324]

Death to the queen, the fascist regime. Her blood soaked hands, She faces now the crowd, Of angry souls that she fouled!

[@dameinnoble3995]

Rest easy Kotuku 👑🇬🇧🇳🇿🇨🇦🇦🇺🙏

[@liquefied5324]

Rip queen Elizabeth

[@lukecronquist6003]

Yea she'll be ripped to shreds in hell lmao.

[@NeilNZ]

RIP ma'am. Hope it doesn't bring drastic changes to the Commonwealth. 🙏

[@BLu3RayDiskRang3]

Oh I'm sure it will 😂

[@BTCRULER]

Australia has already said they’d leave after her death. For Nz only time will tell unfortunately. All NZs of English ancestry should appreciate more so the stability she brought to the commonwealth.

[@BLu3RayDiskRang3]

@@BTCRULER Good, at least Australia are going independent from that Royal scum!

[@davidm1277]

@@BTCRULER Oh yeah thanks alot for murdering my Maori Ancestors so you could rule us. As long as they gave us stability it's allgood.....

[@NeilNZ]

@@BTCRULER That's right. Aus said it to her face the last time she was there, bit rude. Not sure how NZ would go, closer ties to UK, but once Aus run away, NZ will follow.

[@karlharrison2449]

Why do you have to make this political! For gods sake the Queen has died show some respect!

[@concretehippogaming]

Because she was always a political figure head I'm not sure whos more stupid those that are sad she died or those that are using it to further their agendas.

[@octaviahh8774]

This report isn't about why Waitangi is important to the Queen, it's about Maori and issues they have with the crown.

[@Retainthewall]

It's important to her because she took our land bei

[@That_Lexus_Guy]

Was it her that took it or the people that came before her? If it's the latter perhaps we shouldn't be so quick to judge Elizabeth for the actions committed by say her Great Grandmother and in so doing maybe she had the power to right these wrongs? Maybe she didn't? Just because you hold the title of King or Queen doesn't mean you hold all the power, a lot of the monarchies power was handed off to the likes of the British Parliament and other subsidiaries to the Government so maybe while deep in her mind she wanted to right said wrongs she couldn't because the Government ultimately decided against it for reasons we shall never know, and yes you could argue that she had the power to overrule the Governments decision in that case but then the question should be if she could've done that and didn't then why?... There is always a reason behind a rulers actions and it doesn't always necessarily boil down to just greed or corruption, sometimes a ruler or leaders choice on somethings can have far greater meaning than we common folk could ever understand. Take the throne to act and the throne acts upon you...

[@HTDSNZ]

@@That_Lexus_Guy Or maybe being given British citizenship was a gift hard earned by our then Chiefs, rather than the french death we had coming. Wake up ya goofs.

[@ItzCoopzFtw]

@@That_Lexus_Guy It matters, because it's the same bloody monarchy. My family are dead, in France, Egypt, South Africa, Greece. Not only because they fought tyrants, but also because the "crown" used forced conscription, the monarchy using NZ people as cannon fodder to protect their own assets and interests around the world. Her first visit to the country was 1953-1954. She visited 8 times inbetween then but didn't apologize until 1995 - and it wasn't even to all Maori. The land and iwi she apologized to got compensation - 172 Million, when the land was estimated at 12.1 Billion. Tell me Jason, if I busted through your home with 18,000 militia and soldiers, raped your family, locked your children and elderly in a home, setting fire to it, watching them scream and burn, 150 years later saying "sorry" and giving you $5,000, when the land stolen is estimated at $5,000,000. They have blood on their hands, and to put that into perspective, this happened 20 years AFTER SIGNING THE TREATY.

[@tiakidee8094]

@@That_Lexus_Guy My gosh, thats a mouthful 🙄. All but the Truth eh 🤥. Of course thats expected sugar coating history, Thank God we're not all the same ❤.

[@jermaine_del]

@@ItzCoopzFtw cope and seethe, god save the queen. The Maoris also have blood on their hands, lets not forget about the Moriori Genocide committed by Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama tribes. 95% of the Moriori Tribes were murdered, and the rest were enslaved. None of the iwi tribes responsible for the Moriori Genocide have apologised and there has been no such attempt of financial compensation for the Moriori. The Maoris have blood on their hands too, and it is the Maoris who aren't honouring the treaty of waitangi. The Maoris are hypocrites and uncivilized ingrates who should be more thankful for what the British have done.

[@dafuq_booms_biggest_fan]

Rip queen

[@deanmichaelcameron9204]

No sympathy for the lady

[@anaru369]

*laughs in colonial murder and land theft*

[@jayleng9630]

Rip queen Elizabeth 😔

[@chevizak6945]

R.I.H May she roast in hell.

[@jayleng9630]

@@chevizak6945 your a very evil person

[@jayleng9630]

I'm from this land what they call new Zealand I am Maori and I wouldn't wish that on anyone not even on you God forgive him for he duz not know😔

[@mkt1037]

Do not act like the queen was some saviour for Māori just cause she died

[@franklinmint7394]

Yea Maori definitely need one

[@concretehippogaming]

@@franklinmint7394 I don't see a royal family member called a brain anywhere do you?

[@franklinmint7394]

@@concretehippogaming I don't see any Maori with one(brain) ,do you ?,especially with their Maori backed ramraids,I'm fucken disgusted by how Maori act especially with these pos gangs they allow

[@Robert-hm1ob]

Nah bo this how i know the difference, we have Chiefs leaders as she is Queen or leader representative, difference is 9biliion dollars and a castle ??? Am I the only one that sees things this way.???😂✌

[@BLu3RayDiskRang3]

Nah, you're not the only one who thinks that

[@BLu3RayDiskRang3]

Queen Elizabeth, can rest in piss; That's what she gets for being a colonist!

[@NZCLUB_reals]

9 billion will be a lie, trumped up value which would change with the value of the dollar -maybe in assets but none of the royals own their halls of residence or castles they will all be in a trust under contract so the govt can't touch it

[@followthesapper324]

10 castles bro

[@karlharrison2449]

Clown.

[@clevelandjohnson2719]

Lets get rid of the crown ruling over Aotearoa, Change is due

[@Retainthewall]

Do you speak for all of the people in the north?

[@harlzaotearoa7769]

Nah just for herself

[@crackerjack9664]

She’s not even in the ground yet

[@FLSTFB103]

Hvorfor taler de 2 sprog?

[@NZCLUB_reals]

why do you?

[@NZCLUB_reals]

@@nathanielfyfe9627 that is incorrect. it was not beaten out of them and never can they, neither can Maori be colonised, that was a misconception by a colonist who deceived themself that Reo could be bred out of them yet it lives more prominent and revered today than ever before 😂😂 -but yes, many were beaten but many still spoke Reo but not in public if the land went quiet then it only spoke softer yet sharper still .. the elders held on to the last

[@bushy4531]

she still single though?

[@SpiritualBabe101]

It's important to honour Te Tiriti because it's the tangible contract between Rangatira & British Monarchy (government).

[@karlharrison2449]

It has been weaponized and twisted out of its original meaning. At no point does the treaty mention partnership! It gave Maori which meant ordinary the same rights as British subjects.

[@DankSwegSkuxxXhayel]

You should look more into the history of that treaty The translation from English to Maori led to certain words being changed... The Maaori were mislead Nothing about it is honorable

[@concretehippogaming]

​@@DankSwegSkuxxXhayel Maybe they should of learned the language of those invading them before signing a treaty from those that were invading them, the Maoris got what they deserved really, they didn't care to learn English or have members from their tribes present that Knew enough to understand the treaty and they also signed it because they were on the losing side and didn't want to fight the English because they were getting their asses kicked, the treaty was just a glorified treaty to say yes you are now our puppets.

[@matthewjones9474]

@@concretehippogaming there were 2 treaties, 1 in english and 1 in maori. Most of the maori chiefs signed the one in maori which did have significant differences in translation to the one in english so it was actually the english who didnt learn the language not the other way around.

[@markroberts2964]

@@concretehippogaming your queen is gone

[@mikesalive]

What we need here in my country, New Zealand, is a day for Forgiveness. A day to let go of the anger and divisiveness that politicians and lobby groups drum into us at every opportunity.

[@dafuq_booms_biggest_fan]

Spam rip queen

[@pAceMakerTM]

Because she was also a fan of apartheid?

[@The-R-System]

it wasn't important to her at all

[@lukecronquist6003]

Praising the evil empire, good job pawns :).

[@concretehippogaming]

yep and using the "Minority" the Maoris to further their agenda because they have been systematically brainwashed to think they have been wronged all along and that its us British that caused their shitty living situations and not the lack of father figures or the shit upbringing they had, when in reality we are in the same shit as them.

[@kellyb5151]

nervous because of being on camera or being apart of the spread of hate (lies)

[@jyyrsdbn]

: (

[@malachit4024]

Who cares

[@blundagatbruhlive2681]

Can you stop Bible bashing the Maori language please, your not Hitler, your all from new Zealand, Maori language is sacred and more than you thrash it like a Thailand night boy, sit down and listen to au limi bash for 5h, that's how you sound, durr durrr durrr durrrrrrtr

[@FlyingSpaghettiJesus]

Ok Karen.

[@Robert-hm1ob]

🤣🤣🤣 Aww aroha mai auntie......... KAREN

[@h3artattaxkk]

Wat Maori language that white people made

[@harlzaotearoa7769]

Nzclube.. which god?? Not the god that was brought over by the british hahaha. Gummon eh our ancestors didnt even no what christianty was before the missionary come here

[@NZCLUB_reals]

neither did the Christians know who God was, but they believed who He said He was and that was enough to recieve His blessings over their lives. Hone Heke believed God but he put his faith in the men he trusted and that was a mistake. but God hasn't finished with those men who transgressed their oath. they shall be brought to account yet because what a man sows, he shall surely reap, none shall escape the judgement NONE

[@harlzaotearoa7769]

How can you believe in somthing that you or the person thats telling you. Have never seen before? Hone heke was doing it for the muskets i think lol..our gods are. Tane mahuta tawhirimatea tangaroa tumatauinga etc...

[@NZCLUB_reals]

@@harlzaotearoa7769 man is a born liar . I never put any trust in any man on this earth because he is corruptable. what I have seen and heard no man here showed me otherwise I would not have listened .. but more blessed are YOU if you believe yet have NOT seen God .. no matter how many gods you know by name, there is only ONE name under Heaven for all time unto eternity by which a person can be saved from the destruction to come foretold generations ago . BUT! when your boat starts to sink next time , call out to Tane and if he rescues you, give your thanks to him -but if he does not rescue you then ask The Creator of Heaven and earth, The King of kings, to remember your name and grant you more time to breathe on His earth, because time itself & the very breath in your lungs belong to Him : as it is written - "All souls belong to Me, I AM God"

[@FlyingSpaghettiJesus]

@@NZCLUB_reals Accept god or suffer. That’s black mail and extortion. I wouldn’t tolerate that behaviour from my partner, so why should anyone accept it from your man made god? Apparently the only way god could change his opinion about sin was to impregnate a woman with himself, so he could then send himself as a human sacrifice to himself to save humanity from the torment he said we deserved for breaking rules he designed. All the while knowing completely that we weren’t capable of following them to his satisfaction and we would break them anyway. This was the best plan that an Omnipotent Deity could come up with? Great logic.

[@FlyingSpaghettiJesus]

@@NZCLUB_reals can you prove you god exists or did Brian tamaki tell you to believe that

[@NZCLUB_reals]

who is this report trying to kid?? don't insult my ancestors with propaganda! -the Queen had no regard for Waitangi at all, Hone Heke would've spat on the NZ flag and I wouldve held his tongue for him to deliver it! -the disgraceful treatment of the Maori dignitaries by the hands of the Labour govt at the last ANZAC celebration on national TV I will make sure never happens again in my lifetime BUT what The Queen DID HAVE was common sense to honour the throne she was entrusted with thru the ancient line of Jacob by conducting herself in a manner worthy of self restraint AND not to disrespect our staunch nation gifted with the mouthpiece of God to shake the halls of every parliament and cause the hairs on every neck to stand up and listen! but if any politician or public figure in NZ disregards God's voice on earth from among its people, speaking FOR the people THAT POLITICIAN or person will be quickly removed from power or stage - His Sword will accomplish His task here : and so shall it be! Mauri Ora! Amene! Te Ake Ake!

[@karlharrison2449]

Hone Heke great role model ran the biggest brothels and grog bars in Russell. Learn some history.

[@theforsaken4489]

@@karlharrison2449 haha yep if it wasn’t for the explorers. New Zealand would have eventually died out. Only so much you can eat before there’s nothing left. Also lucky Chinese or Spanish never arrived before the white man they wouldn’t have given anyone a chance to survive.

[@concretehippogaming]

@@franklinmint7394 They think they're special because their great relative ate some chieftain and said oga booga

[@shaneunuwai4035]

@@karlharrison2449 and where did that ideology come from idiot

[@shaneunuwai4035]

Best day of my life old cow woooohoooo

[@shaunshere9960]

Didn't some bum throw a black shirt at her and she never went back. RIP Her Majesty.

[@liamclayton7351]

You wanna desecrate her memory over your selective choosing of history… What about the slaughter and enslavement by the Maori of the Moriori’s before the Treaty in 1835?

[@BLu3RayDiskRang3]

I'm pretty sure white colonists were slave owners here too

[@harlzaotearoa7769]

There is no moriori clown they where maori people to.. the europeans wrote that bulshit. Look it up queen licker haha

[@Tehui1974]

Why are you so defensive?

[@BTCRULER]

Haha be careful they don’t like to hear that part of history. It’s just all about how bad the English settlers were😂

[@Tehui1974]

@@BTCRULER You do realise that the white settler / colonial version of history was the dominant story for over 100 years, right?

[@dafuq_booms_biggest_fan]

Rip queen

[@dafuq_booms_biggest_fan]

Rip queen