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Te Tirarau

Nga Tohu

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
43 Sheet 8 — The Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Sheet Te Tirarau Te Tirarau Ngāti Mutunga, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Tama Ngāti Hinetuhi Queen Charlotte Sound, 4-5 May 1840

Te Tirarau signed Te Tiriti at Queen Charlotte Sound on 4 May 1840. Ngāti Hinetuhi is a hapū with mana whenua at Urenui.

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