![[i]Patara Te Tuhi: an old warrior[/i]](http://photos.travelblog.net/39021/173289/s/1291676-i-patara-te-tuhi-an-old-warrior-i-5.jpg "[i]Patara Te Tuhi: an old warrior[/i]")
The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year...more history