The true document that founded New Zealand and our first constitution was Queen Victoria's Royal Charter dated November 16, 1840.
It allowed New Zealand to break away from New South Wales and with the consent of the British Parliament, to form its own British colony with its Governor and Government to make its own laws based on English law under the watchful eye of the British Parliament.
Our governments and historians have ignored this document for more than 173 years. Are they afraid of the repercussions it will cause when the people realise they have been misled into believing the Treaty of Waitangi was our founding document, when it was no such document.
Queen Victoria's charter gave New Zealand the authority to become its own British colony with its own Colonial Government to make and enforce its own laws under its own flag on the May 3, 1841. So, May 3 is New Zealand's Independence Day.
One New Zealand Foundation has published a book on this document where you can order one.
Ian Brougham, Wanganui.
3 comments
Treaty not founding document
Posted on 03-11-2013 16:40 | By algail
Since this is true it will only be seen as a lie Alastair bethlehem
16th November indendenence day
Posted on 04-11-2013 16:50 | By [email protected]
It's true alright document prove it that our independence day is 16th November so we should be celebrating that day instead of waitangi Day Ian Brougham Wanganui
G. Graham
Posted on 05-11-2013 21:14 | By G. Graham
The Queen's Royal Charter, our true founding document and first constitution, is dated 16th Nov 1840 and is obvious it should be our true founding document. Few would know Lieutenant Governor Hobson signed the Treaty on behalf on his superior, Governor Gipps of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, annexing NZ to this State. We should give credit to the quietly held Queen's Charter for splitting us from the rule of NSW and creating us an independent British colony in our own right. The problem is will NZ's political system recognise it for what it is, our true founding document?
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