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United Tribes of New Zealand Te W(h)akaminenga o Nga Rangatiratanga o Nga Hapu o Nu Tireni | |||||||||
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| 1835–1840 | |||||||||
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 New Zealand in 1832 | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||
| Capital | Waitangi | ||||||||
| Common languages | Māori, English | ||||||||
| Government | Confederation | ||||||||
| Hereditary chiefs and heads of tribes | |||||||||
• 1835–1840 | Northern chiefs | ||||||||
| British Resident | |||||||||
• 1835–1840 | James Busby | ||||||||
| Legislature | Congress at Waitangi | ||||||||
| Historical era | Colonial period | ||||||||
| 1835 | |||||||||
| 1840 | |||||||||
• Colony of New Zealand | 1841 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | New Zealand | ||||||||
The United Tribes of New Zealand (Māori: Te W(h)akaminenga o Ngā Rangatiratanga o Ngā Hapū o Nū Tīreni) was a confederation of Māori tribes based in the north of the North Island, existing legally from 1835 to 1840. It received diplomatic recognition from the United Kingdom, which shortly thereafter proclaimed the foundation of the Colony of New Zealand upon the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.