te tiriti o waitangi

the Maori population in the late 1830 was about 70,000-80,000.
the population  had drop mainly due to war and disease. 
the main settlement in Aoteroa   New Zealand     kororareka-Russell.
rangatira and the missionaries were un  happy because  britich were taking over,parting,unfair trade.
Te Tiriti O Waitaingi neglected because it was buried,water,damage,rotted.
united tribe of New Zealand set up in 1833 to help resolve the situation.
the British saw France as a threat because they were trying to colonise New Zealand.
Edward wake-field set up the New Zealand company.
British and send Hobson to New Zealand to set up the treaty of waitangi,to make everything more fair for the moan.500 rangatira from around the country signed the treaty.