What country is home to the Waitangi Tribe?

Hi pigskin

All references to the Waitangi place them in New Zealand.

However, the Waitangi is not a tribe per se, but a union of tribes
working together under the "Waitangi Tribunal which was established in
1975 by the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.  It is a permanent commission
of inquiry charged with inquiring into Maori claims relating to the
Treaty of Waitangi. The Tribunal comprises up to 16 members, who are
appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the
Minister of Maori Affairs, for their expertise in the matters that are
likely to come before them." - Quote from "Introduction to the
Tribunal - Waitangi Tribunal"
( http://www.waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz/about/waitangitribunal/ )

This website is chock full of information about the Waitangi and
contains a great bibliography.
"WAITANGI TRIBUNAL"
( http://www2.auckland.ac.nz/lbr/nzp/bibwaitr.htm )

"Welcome to Waitangi Associates" is a site dealing with some of the
efforts being made under the treaty.
( http://www.waitangi.co.nz/ )

The term "Waitangi" may seem to be interchangable with that of Maori,
but that is not the case as other tribes than the Maori are also part
of the Waitangi group. - (Maori, Tai Tokerau, and others )

Regardless of what tribe you are looking for in New Zealand, they are
gone as a pure blood people, only the culture remains. - - - "As the
European population escalated at an alarming rate through continual
immigration, the Maori population declined, and with it their mana. By
1900 the Maori population had dwindled to an estimated 42,000 - (and
today, not one fully blooded Maori exists) brackets mine - but
thankfully the culture and heritage continues with passion amongst
their descendants." - quote from "Culture and Heritage of the Maori
People - Treaty of Waitangi Facts"
( http://www.newzealandsites.co.nz/maori/culture.html )

"The Trail of Waitangi" - will give you a good overview of the history
of the Waitangi Treaty.
( http://www.waitangi.com/index.html )

So what it all comes down to is that the Waitangi are in New Zealand,
but are not a 'tribe.'  "Waitangi" is the name given a treaty, a
political movement, and an overall term applied to the preservation of
native New Zealand cultures.

If I can clarify anything before you rate the answer, please let me
know.

Search - Google
Terms - waitangi tribe, waitangi, waitangi treaty, waitangi movement

Cheers
digsalot

Thanks.  Nice job.  The researcher's findings were the same as mine. 
I just wanted an independent second opinion.