Judge Anthony Willy – Open Letter.

11 January 2025.

Judge Anthony Willy,

Dear Sir,

Re: The Treaty of Waitangi was not our true Founding Document or first Constitution.

Why do you completely ignore the Royal Charter Letters Patent dated 16 November 1840, issued by Queen Victoria under, “The Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”,  that separated New Zealand from New South Wales and made New Zealand into a British Colony with a Governor and Constitution that set up our political, legal and justice systems under one flag and one law, irrespective of race colour or creed?

Without the Royal Charter/Letters Parent, New Zealand would have remained under the dependency of New South Wales.  

The Treaty of Waitangi only asked the tangata maori to give up their individual governments/tribal control to Queen Victoria, and in return, they would become British Subjects with the same rights as the people of England, no more, no less. Under English law, based on the Magna Carta, Queen Victoria could not give the tangata maori any special rights or laws that were not enjoyed by all the people of England, and none were given.  Article 2 of the Treaty of Waitangi referred to “all the people of New Zealand”.

Since the ONZF brought Queen Victoria’s Royal Charter Letters Patent to the Government’s attention in 2015, Government has done everything in its power to hide the 1839 and 1840 Royal Charters from the public by  dismantling the Constitution Room at Archive New Zealand in 2017 where the Royal Charters, issued by Queen Victoria under, “The Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”, had been on public display for over 25 years. Government then built the $7.2 million He Tohu Exhibition at the Wellington National Library, but omitted to display Queen Victoria’s Royal Charter/Letters Patent dated  30 July 1839, that placed New Zealand under the dependency of New South Wales and the Royal Charter/Letters Patent dated 16 November 1840 that separated New Zealand from New South Wales and made New Zealand into a British Colony with a Governor and Constitution that set up New Zealand’s political, legal and justice systems under one flag and one law, irrespective of race colour or creed.  See below, OIA letter to the ONZF from Merilyn Little, Chief Archivist.

In fact, there were Six Documents that made New Zealand into a British Colony, but except for the Treaty of Waitangi, all are completely ignored by those who continue to write about New Zealand’s history, See: The Six Documents that made New Zealand into a British Colony. | One New Zealand Foundation Inc.

There is no other document in our history that comes anywhere near to New Zealand’s true Founding Document and first Constitution, than Queen Victoria’s Royal Charter Letters Patent dated 16 November 1840, but the Government hides this document from the public. WHY?

Sir, why are these Six Documents, that are all held in the New Zealand, Australian and American Archives, plus the British Parliamentary Papers, all ignored, except for the Treaty of Waitangi by our governments, judges, academics and historians. Surely, the people of New Zealand have a right to know their true documented history and how New Zealand became a British Colony under one flag and one law, irrespective of race colour or creed.

The Treaty of Waitangi was not our true Founding Document or first Constitution, it was Queen Victoria’s Royal Charter/Letters Patent dated 16 November 1840.

Government Hides our True Founding Document and First Constitution.

What a load of rubbish by the Chief Archivist, Merilyn Little.

 

What a load of rubbish when it was stated, the refurbishment of the Nation Library, Wellington costing $7.2 million could only hold three documents with the Chief Activist, Merilyn Little stating these three documents, “Represent moments of pivotal historical significance in Aotearoa New Zealand’s development as a country”. This was a complete lie by the Chief Archivist at Archives New Zealand to support our corrupt Government to hide New Zealand true Founding Document and first Constitution from the people of New Zealand.

 

These three documents, the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Waitangi and the Women’s Suffrage Petition did not, “Represent moments of pivotal historical significance in Aotearoa New Zealand’s development as a country”, especially as New Zealand was under the dependency of New South Wales when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.

 

The only significant document that was pivotal to New Zealand’s development was, Queen Victoria’s Royal Charter/Letters Patent dated 16 November 1840 that was issued under, “The Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”. It separated New Zealand from New South Wales dependency and made New Zealand into a British Colony with a Governor and Constitution that set up New Zealand’s political, legal and justice systems under one flag and one law, irrespective of race, colour or creed. New Zealand’s true Founding Document and first Constitution.

There is no other document in our history that comes anywhere near to a Founding Document and first Constitution than, Queen Victoria’s Royal Charter/Letters Patent dated 16 November 1840.

This shows to what lengths our corrupt Government will go ($7.2 million of taxpayer’s money) to hide New Zealand’s true history from the people of New Zealand, supported by Archives New Zealand.  How corrupt was that?

Researched by: The One New Zealand Foundation Inc. from documents held in the New Zealand, Australian and American Archives, plus the British Parliamentary Papers. 30/5/24.