We explored the ways we still honour the Treaty of Waitangi today. The Treaty of Waitangi is important because in 1840 the Maori thought they were getting help and restocking up on supplies but the British was tricking them into signing the contract on taking the Maoris land Today it is important because it tells us that how we respect those people who got tricked into taking important Awa’s Maunga’s and their Whenua’s