Waikato - the land of many chiefs and the Treaty of Waitangi

The Waikato River is the sacred river of the Tainui people, it flows from the slopes of Ruapehu in the central north island covering more than 400 kilometers before it flows out to the sea at Port Waikato, south of Auckland.
The Waikato is the scene of the definitive battle between the British colonisers and Maori during the Land Wars of the 1860's. It is also the home and centre of the Kingitanga movement which began in response to the Maori agreement with the Crown (or Queen of England) which became the controversial Treat of Watiangi.
The Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of New Zealand. Unlike most other countries, New Zealand does not have a law called “The Constitution.”
Instead, the rules for how the country is governed are in what is often called an unwritten constitution. Most of it is in fact written down in various laws, rules, and practices – just not in a single document. Important elements of our constitution include:
• Laws passed by New Zealand’s Parliament, such as the Constitution Act 1986, the Electoral Act 1993 and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.
• British laws adopted by New Zealand through the Imperial Laws Application Act 1988, for example the Magna Carta.
• The powers of our head of state, the Queen (or King) – for example the power to appoint the Governor-General, whose role is established by the Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General.
• Underlying constitutional principles, such as the rule of law, responsible government,  and the separation of powers.
• Some decisions of the Courts.
The New Zealand constitution increasingly  reflects the fact that the Treaty of Waitangi
is regarded as a founding document of government in New Zealand.
In addition, a set of constitutional conventions, or practices governments follow even though they are not set out in law, have developed over time.