<Table> Treaty of Waitangi Te Tiriti o Waitangi <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Waitangi Sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Context </Th> <Td> Treaty to establish a British Governor of New Zealand, consider Māori ownership of their lands and other properties, and give Māori the rights of British subjects . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drafted </Th> <Td> 4--5 February 1840 by William Hobson with the help of his secretary, James Freeman, and British Resident James Busby </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signed </Th> <Td> 6 February 1840 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Waitangi, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, and various other locations . Currently held at Archives New Zealand, Wellington . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signatories </Th> <Td> Representatives of the British Crown, various Māori chiefs from the northern North Island, and later a further 500 signatories . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Languages </Th> <Td> English, Māori </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Treaty of Waitangi at Wikisource </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.treatyofwaitangi.govt.nz </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Waitangi Sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi </Td> </Tr>

Who signed the treaty of waitangi on behalf of the crown