British Resident at Waitangi

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British Resident at Waitangi was the official diplomatic and administrative post representing the British Crown in New Zealand in the early 19th century, notably during the period leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative office ⓘ
diplomatic post ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
appointedBy British Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

Colonial Office ⓘ
Governor of New South Wales ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1840 ⓘ
followedBy Governor of New Zealand ⓘ
Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand ⓘ
hasDuty advising Māori chiefs on relations with the Crown ⓘ
communicating British policy to local communities ⓘ
observing and reporting on French and other foreign activities ⓘ
hasFirstHolder James Busby ⓘ
hasHolder James Busby ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver British subjects in New Zealand ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasLimitedAuthorityOver Māori chiefs ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
pre-Treaty of Waitangi era ⓘ
legalStatus informal diplomatic representative ⓘ
subordinate to Governor of New South Wales ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bay of Islands ⓘ
Colony of New Zealand ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ
location Waitangi ⓘ
officeHeldBy James Busby ⓘ
officeScope maintaining law and order among British subjects ⓘ
mediation between British subjects and Māori chiefs ⓘ
protection of British commercial interests in New Zealand ⓘ
reporting on New Zealand affairs to British authorities ⓘ
partOf British Empire ⓘ
British colonial administration in New Zealand ⓘ
reasonForAbolition creation of the office of Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand ⓘ
establishment of formal Crown sovereignty in New Zealand ⓘ
replacedBy Governor of New Zealand ⓘ
Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand ⓘ
residence Busby House, Waitangi ⓘ
Waitangi ⓘ
significance key role in British–Māori relations before 1840 ⓘ
precursor to formal colonial government in New Zealand ⓘ
significantEvent involvement in the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand ⓘ
preparation for the Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
relations with United Tribes of New Zealand ⓘ
significantPlace Bay of Islands ⓘ
Waitangi Treaty Grounds ⓘ
startTime 1833 ⓘ

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James Busby → positionHeld → British Resident at Waitangi ⓘ
Edward Williams → partOf → British Crown representatives in New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: British Resident at Waitangi