Text of the only real and legally valid Treaty of Waitangi, as written in the final English language (Littlewood) draft, that was then translated into the Maori language by Rev Williams.

It starts with two paragraphs of Preamble, setting out the general intentions of the Treaty.

Click on either page to see a larger image of the draft.

The draft was written on two sides of the same sheet of paper, in ink that has bled through the paper a little, causing some of the reverse side writing to 'ghost' through to the other side.

TREATY TRICKERY

Transcription of page one of the Littlewood draft

Her Majesty Victoria, Queen of England in Her gracious consideration of the chiefs and the people of New Zealand - and Her desire to preserve to them their lands and to maintain peace and order amongst them, has been pleased to appoint an officer to treat with them for the cession of the Sovereignty of their country and of the islands adjacent, to the Queen. Seeing that many of Her Majesty's subjects have already settled in the country and are constantly arriving, and it is desirable for their protection as well as the protection of the natives, to establish a government amongst them.

Her Majesty has accordingly been pleased to appoint Mr. William Hobson, a captain in the Royal Navy to be Governor of such parts of New Zealand as may now or hereafter be ceded to Her Majesty and proposes to the chiefs of the Confederation of United Tribes of New Zealand and the other chiefs to agree to the following articles.

Article first -
The chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes and the other chiefs who have not joined the confederation, cede to the Queen of England for ever the . . .

(End of side one of the paper)

Transcription of page two of the Littlewood draft

. . . entire Sovereignty of their country.

Article second -
The Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the chiefs and the tribes and to all the people of New Zealand, the possession of their lands, dwellings and all their property. But the chiefs of the Confederation of United Tribes and the other chiefs grant to the Queen, the exclusive rights of purchasing such lands as the proprietors thereof may be disposed to sell at such prices as may be agreed upon between them and the person appointed by the Queen to purchase from them.

Article third -
In return for the cession of their Sovereignty to the Queen, the people of New Zealand shall be protected by the Queen of England and the rights and privileges of British subjects will be granted to them.

Signed William Hobson
Consul and Lieut. Governor.

Now we the chiefs of the Confederation of United Tribes of New Zealand assembled at Waitangi, and we the other tribes of New Zealand, having understood the meaning of these articles, accept them and agree to them all. In witness whereof our names or marks are affixed. Done at Waitangi on the 4th of February, 1840.

(End of side two of the paper)

Nowhere in the only legal and valid Maori language Treaty signed at Waitangi in 1840, will be found the expressions "estates," or "forest and fisheries," or "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." Those oft-repeated phrases of recent times are a confabulation at best, but really are outright lies. Lies perpetrated by certain greedy people and expediently endorsed by successive vote-buying political parties so as become the government.

Compare the wordings below from the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 :
Schedule 1
The Treaty of Waitangi
(The Text in English)
• HER MAJESTY VICTORIA Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . . .

From the Littlewood draft
• Her Majesty Victoria, Queen of England . . .

From the Treaty of Waitangi, itself (in the Maori language)
• Ko Wikitoria, te Kuini o Ingarani,

Even if you have no knowledge of the Maori language, the opening words in the Treaty of Waitangi can fairly be seen as something like:
• Hail/Great/Madam Victoria, the Queen of England . . .
(Ko = a Maori language form of ceremonial address to a female)

There's more than . . .
                              England
                                versus
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

. . . plus . . .

         lands, dwellings and all their property
                                     versus
Lands and Estates Forests Fisheries and other properties

. . . that's fishy, here.

Consider asking your MP just why this and previous governments put the wrong Treaty into law, at a cost of billions of dollars to the NZ taxpayer? Perhaps print and take this information with you when you do, or you risk being fobbed off.