Today the 6th of February is our National Holiday to mark 180 years since the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by the Maori and the English.. There is a large gathering of Officials and ceremony in the small Northland settlement of Waitangi in the Bay of Island.. These photo's I took a few years back .. Top left Flag pole that is on the front lawn of the Treaty House.. top right a Maori Meeting House ... lower right ..Treaty House the home of James Busby who was a British representative.. and lower left are the Maori Canoes used in todays celebrations..