Korako signed Te Tiriti at Otago Heads on 13 June 1840. There are several candidates for the identity of this signatory. Hōne Wētere Kōrako and Kōrako Karetai were both senior rangatira living at Pukekura (Taiaroa Head). Hoani Kōrako is another possibility, a rangatira who lived at Waikouaiti and who was very elderly in 1840.
Kōrako
In 1840 more than 500 chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document. Ngā Tohu, when complete, will contain a biographical sketch of each signatory.
Signing
| Signature | Sheet | Signed as | Probable name | Tribe | Hapū | Signing Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Sheet 7 — The Herald (Bunbury) Sheet | Korako | Kōrako | Ngāi Tahu | Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Ngāti Huirapa | Otago Heads, 13 June 1840 |
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