United Tribes of New Zealand

United Tribes of New Zealand
Te W(h)akaminenga o Nga Rangatiratanga o Nga Hapu o Nu Tireni
1835 (1835)–1840 (1840)
Flag of
New Zealand in 1832
New Zealand in 1832
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalWaitangi
Common languagesMāori, English
GovernmentConfederation
Hereditary chiefs and heads of tribes 
• 1835–1840
Northern chiefs
British Resident 
• 1835–1840
James Busby
LegislatureCongress at Waitangi
Historical eraColonial period
1835 (1835)
1840 (1840)
• Colony of New Zealand
1841
Succeeded by
Colony of New South Wales
Colony of New Zealand
Today part ofNew 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.