One group that felt strongly about this was the missionaries. Whalers would stop ashore Russel, formerly known as Kororareka, to “blow off steam” galavanting around streets getting drunk causing chaos.Īnother reason that a treaty was needed was to protect Māori rights. This matters because the actions of the whalers were threatening and quite frankly sick toward the Maori. One reason that a treaty was needed was the lawless behavior of some of the British Settlers like whalers. The Declaration of Independence was another contributing factor to the need for a treaty. The behavior of the Whalers, the Missionaries’ desire to help protect Māori rights, and the Musket Wars were reasons that a treaty was needed.
In 1830 there were 100,000 Māori and 200 Europeans living in New Zealand.
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