The Maori Treaty

In 1830 there were 100,000 Māori and 200 Europeans living in New Zealand. The behaviour of the Whalers, the Missionaries’ desire to help protect Māori rights and the Musket Wars were reasons that a treaty was needed. The Declaration of Independence was another contributing factor to the need for a treaty.


Lawless behaviour was bad because it caused death and there was no peace
Because there was no treaty there was no laws against killing people so they could kill without a care in the world. And because they were using underaged Maori women as prostitute which had a negative effect on women and Maori kind. Many underage Maori women were being used as prostitutes because there were no laws against it and it caused sexual diseases like chlamydia because the sailors were out on sea for so long they become ruthless when they came back in to shore and because there were no laws they could kill without caring. Without laws and treaties New Zealand would be a place full of death.


The Missionaries were good to the Maori. Because it helped the Maori learn to cook different foods, speak in different languages and build better tools. Most Maori can speak in different languages Maori can cook different foods from other cultures Maori can make better tools. I think it was good that the Maori meet the missionaries because they learnt more about culture.


The musket wars were dangerous. The musket wars caused thousands of Maori to die which was bad because they were innocent people who got killed for no reason. If the musket wars had never happened then many innocent Maori people wouldn't have been killed.


The declaration of independence was a big part of New Zealand because is protected the Maori rights. I think the Maori should have the right to live independently because If other people have the right to live independently why shouldn’t Maori. Maori changed a lot when they got there own flag and became an independent country.


In conclusion, a treaty was needed because underaged women were being used as prostitutes
And lots of Maori lives were lost because there was no treaty.