Treaty House
The Treaty House at Waitangi in Northland, New Zealand, is the former house of the British Resident in New Zealand, James Busby. The Treaty of Waitangi, the document that established the British Colony of New Zealand, was signed in the grounds of the Treaty House on 6 February 1840.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Winstonwolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic building in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Te Whare Runanga”, “The Treaty House”, and “Whare Tiriti / The Treaty House”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hobson Beach and Paihia Library.
Paihia Library
Library
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paihia Library is situated 2 km southeast of Treaty House.
Haruru Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Gadfium, Public domain.
Haruru Falls is a five-metre-high waterfall near the settlement of Haruru in the Far North District of New Zealand, three kilometres west of Paihia. In the Māori language, the word haruru means 'continuous noise or roar'. Haruru Falls is situated 3 km southwest of Treaty House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitangi and Paihia.
Waitangi
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waitangi is a locality on the north side of the Waitangi River in the Bay of Islands, 60 kilometres north of Whangārei, on the North Island of New Zealand.
Paihia
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paihia is an historic town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. It has numerous sights and activities, and stunning views of the bay.
Haruru
Town
Photo: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haruru is a residential and commercial locality in the Far North District of New Zealand. State Highway 11 runs through the locality. Puketona is 10 kilometres west, and Paihia is 4 kilometres east, The name means a continuous noise or roar in the Māori language, which refers to the sound of Haruru Falls, a five metre high broad waterfall about a kilometre away. Haruru is situated 2½ km southwest of Treaty House.
Treaty House
- Categories: historic building, building, and tourism
- Location: Far Far North, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.26582° or 35° 15′ 57″ southLongitude
174.08172° or 174° 4′ 54″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
4VPPP3MJ+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 219793718OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8224041Wikidata ID
Q6981791
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Treaty House” goes by many names.
- French: “Maison du Traité”
- German: “Treaty House”
- Japanese: “トリーティ・ハウス”
- Maori: “Whare Tiriti”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Treaty House”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Treaty House”. Photo: Winstonwolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.