Treaty of Waitangi sites

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group of historic sites

Treaty of Waitangi sites are historically significant locations in New Zealand associated with the signing and commemoration of the Treaty of Waitangi between Māori chiefs and the British Crown.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Waitangi Treaty Grounds	2
Treaty of Waitangi signing site	1
Treaty of Waitangi sites canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9775651 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Waitangi sites
Context triple: [Treaty House, category, Treaty of Waitangi sites]

A. Museum of Waitangi
The Museum of Waitangi is a cultural and historical museum in New Zealand dedicated to the Treaty of Waitangi and the stories of Aotearoa’s founding, Māori–Crown relations, and the nation’s ongoing constitutional history.
B. Terenga Parāoa Marae
Terenga Parāoa Marae is a Māori meeting ground and cultural centre serving as a focal point for local iwi and community activities in Whangārei, New Zealand.
C. Kaiapoi Pā
Kaiapoi Pā was a major Ngāi Tahu fortified settlement in North Canterbury, New Zealand, that served as an important political and trading center before its destruction in the 1830s.
D. Kauri Museum
The Kauri Museum is a heritage museum in New Zealand dedicated to the history, logging, and cultural significance of kauri trees and gum in the Northland region.
E. Waikato Museum
Waikato Museum is a cultural and historical museum in Hamilton, New Zealand, featuring exhibitions on Waikato’s art, history, and Māori heritage.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Waitangi sites
Target entity description: Treaty of Waitangi sites are historically significant locations in New Zealand associated with the signing and commemoration of the Treaty of Waitangi between Māori chiefs and the British Crown.

A. Museum of Waitangi
The Museum of Waitangi is a cultural and historical museum in New Zealand dedicated to the Treaty of Waitangi and the stories of Aotearoa’s founding, Māori–Crown relations, and the nation’s ongoing constitutional history.
B. Terenga Parāoa Marae
Terenga Parāoa Marae is a Māori meeting ground and cultural centre serving as a focal point for local iwi and community activities in Whangārei, New Zealand.
C. Kaiapoi Pā
Kaiapoi Pā was a major Ngāi Tahu fortified settlement in North Canterbury, New Zealand, that served as an important political and trading center before its destruction in the 1830s.
D. Kauri Museum
The Kauri Museum is a heritage museum in New Zealand dedicated to the history, logging, and cultural significance of kauri trees and gum in the Northland region.
E. Waikato Museum
Waikato Museum is a cultural and historical museum in Hamilton, New Zealand, featuring exhibitions on Waikato’s art, history, and Māori heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of historic sites ⓘ
associatedWith	British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Māori chiefs ⓘ Te Tiriti o Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Waitangi Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of the founding agreement of New Zealand ⓘ
hasPart	Akaroa signing site NERFINISHED ⓘ Bay of Plenty signing sites ⓘ Clendon House, Rawene NERFINISHED ⓘ East Coast signing sites NERFINISHED ⓘ Flagstaff Hill, Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hokianga signing sites NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawhia signing site NERFINISHED ⓘ Manukau Harbour signing site NERFINISHED ⓘ Māngungu Mission House NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson signing sites ⓘ Northland signing sites ⓘ Port Underwood signing site NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruapuke Island signing site NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Tii Marae, Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Whare Rūnanga, Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty House, Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ Waikato Heads signing site NERFINISHED ⓘ Wairarapa signing sites ⓘ Waitangi Treaty Grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington signing sites ⓘ Ōtākou signing site NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	New Zealand historic places ⓘ archaeological and cultural heritage sites ⓘ
inception	1840 ⓘ
legalContext	Treaty of Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Aotearoa New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy	Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga NERFINISHED ⓘ Waitangi National Trust (for Waitangi Treaty Grounds) NERFINISHED ⓘ local iwi and hapū ⓘ
partOf	Māori–Crown relations history NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand national heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	commemoration of Waitangi Day ⓘ presentation of Treaty sheets to Māori rangatira ⓘ signing of the Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century New Zealand history ⓘ
topic	colonial New Zealand ⓘ indigenous rights in New Zealand ⓘ
tourismAttraction	Waitangi Treaty Grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	Treaty commemorations ⓘ civic ceremonies ⓘ education about Treaty history ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty House → category → Treaty of Waitangi sites ⓘ

Te Whare Rūnanga → partOf → Treaty of Waitangi sites ⓘ

this entity surface form: Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Museum of Waitangi → associatedWith → Treaty of Waitangi sites ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Waitangi signing site

British Resident at Waitangi → significantPlace → Treaty of Waitangi sites ⓘ