<P> In 1834 , James Busby , the official British Resident in New Zealand , drafted a document known as the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand , which he and 34 northern Māori chiefs -- including Tāmati Wāka Nene , Tītore and Bay of Islands brothers ; Te Wharerahi , Rewa , and Moka Te Kainga - mataa -- signed at Waitangi on 28 October 1835 . By 1839 , 52 chiefs had signed . </P>
<P> In 1834 , James Busby , the official British Resident in New Zealand , drafted a document known as the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand , which he and 34 northern Māori chiefs -- including Tāmati Wāka Nene , Tītore and Bay of Islands brothers ; Te Wharerahi , Rewa , and Moka Te Kainga - mataa -- signed at Waitangi on 28 October 1835 . By 1839 , 52 chiefs had signed . </P>
how many chiefs signed the declaration of independence
how many chiefs signed the declaration of independence
52
52