He Whakaputanga (Declaration of Independence) signatories

Below is a database of signatories to He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (known in English as the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand), which was signed by 34 chiefs on 28 October 1835. By 1839, 18 more chiefs had signed He Whakaputanga, which was acknowledged by the British government. Follow the links below to read short biographies of these signatories that were originally written for the He Tohu exhibition. Where possible, information from tribal sources has been used to clarify the identity and iwi/hapū of the signatories. Information has also been obtained from documentary sources such as reports, letters, diaries and land court records.

Signature Number	Signed as	Probable Name	Iwi/Hapū	1835 Residence
0	Eruera Pare	Eruera Pare Hongi	Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tawake	Pēwhairangi
1	Paerata	Mātenga Paerata	Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa, Te Patukoraha	Rangaunu
2	Ururoa	Ururoa	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Te Tahawai	Whangaroa
3	Hare Hongi	Hāre Hongi Hika	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Uru, Ngāi Tawake, Te Tahawai	Whangaroa
4	Hemi Kepa Tupe	Hēmi Kepa Tupe	Ngāpuhi, Te Tahawai, Ngāti Kawau, Ngāti Kahuiti, Te Uri Pūtete, Whānau Pani	Whangaroa
5	Ware Poaka	Wharepoaka	Ngāpuhi, Te Hikutū	Rangihoua
6	Waikato	Waikato	Ngāpuhi, Te Hikutū	Rangihoua
7	Titore	Tītore	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Nanenane, Ngāti Rēhia, Ngāi Tawake	Kororāreka
8	Moka	Moka Te Kaingamatā	Ngāpuhi, Te Patukeha, Ngāi Tawake, Ngāti Tautahi, Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Te Waimate
9	Warerahi	Hōri Kīngi Te Wharerahi	Ngāpuhi, Te Patukeha, Ngāi Tawake, Ngāti Tautahi, Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Pāroa
10	Rewa	Rewa	Ngāpuhi, Te Patukeha, Ngāi Tawake, Ngāti Tautahi, Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Kororāreka
11	Wai	Wai	Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tawake, Ngāti Kuta	Te Waimate
12	Reweti Atuahaere	Te Rēweti Atuahaere	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tautahi, Ngāti Whakaeke	Kaikohe
13	Awa	Te Awa, Te Awa Kapo	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaeke, Ngāti Pongia	Kaikohekohe
14	Wiremu Ieti Taunui	Wiremu Taunui	Ngāpuhi, Te Whiu	Te Waimate
15	Tenana	Tenana	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kuta, Ngāi Tawake	Te Waimate
16	Pi	Pī	Ngāpuhi, Te Māhurehure	Waimā
17	Kaua	Te Kauā	Ngāpuhi, Te Herepaka	Unknown
18	Tareha	Tāreha	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rēhia, Ngāi Tawake	Kerikeri
19	Kawiti	Te Ruki Kawiti	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine	Waiōmio
20	Pumuka	Pūmuka	Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Pou	Whāngai
21	Kekeao	Te Kēkēao	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Matakiri, Te Uri Taniwha	Te Ahuahu
22	Te Kamara	Te Kēmara	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kawa, Ngāti Hauata, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāti Rēhia	Waitangi
23	Pomare	Pōmare II	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Manu	Ōtūihu
24	Wiwia	Whiwhia	Ngāpuhi, Te Kapotai	Waikare
25	Te Tao	Te Tao	Ngāpuhi, Te Kaimata, Te Māhurehure	Waitangi
26	Marupo	Marupō	Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau Rara, Te Whānau Rongo, Te Matarahurahu, Ngāti Kawa, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāti Pou	Kaikohe
27	Kopiri	Te Kōpiri	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hineira, Te Uri Taniwha, Ngāti Rangi	Ōhaeawai
28	Warau	Wharau	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Te Whānau Horo, Ngāti Tokawhero	Unknown
29	Ngere	Te Ngere	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Te Uri Kāpana, Te Uri Taniwha, Te Whānau Whero	Tautoro
30	Moetara	Moetara Motu Tongapōrutu	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Korokoro, Ngāi Tū	Pākanae
31	Hiamoe	Te Hiamoe	Ngāpuhi, Te Uri-o-Ngongo, Ngāti Pou	Kawakawa
32	Pukututu	Tāmati Pukututu	Ngāpuhi, Te Uri-o-te-Hāwato, Ngāti Rangi, Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Kawakawa
33	Te Peha	Te Peha	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Te Matarahurahu	Waitangi
34	Hoane Wiremu Heke	Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai	Ngāpuhi, Te Matarahurahu, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāi Tawake, Ngāti Tautahi, Te Uri-o-Hua	Kaikohe
35	Nene	Tāmati Wāka Nene	Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa, Ngāti Hao, Ngāti Miru, Ngāti Pou	Utakura
36	Huhu	Te Huhu	Te Rarawa, Ngāti Hao, Ngāti Miru, Ngāti Pou	Pawarenga
37	Toua	Tōua or Taua	Ngāpuhi	Unknown
38	Panakareao	Nōpera Panakareao	Te Rarawa, Te Pātū	Kaitāia
39	Kiwi Kiwi	Kiwikiwi	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Manu	Ōtūihu
40	Tirarau	Te Tirarau Kūkupa	Ngāpuhi, Te Parawhau, Ngāi Tāhuhu, Te Uri Roroi	Tangiterōria
41	Haimona Pita-Matangi	Haimona Pita Matangi	Ngāpuhi, Te Popoto	Waihou Valley
42	Tawai	Mohi Tāwhai	Ngāpuhi, Te Māhurehure, Te Uri Kaiwhare, Te Uri-o-Te-Aho, Ngāi Tūpoto, Ngāti Hau	Waimā
43	Mate	Mate Kairangatira	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Moe, Te Uri-o-Hau	Mangakāhia
44	Patuone	Eruera Maihi Patuone	Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa, Ngāti Hao, Ngāti Pou, Ngāti Rangi	Utakura
45	Parore	Parore Te Āwhā	Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa, Te Kuihi, Ngāti Apa	Waipoua
46	Kaha	Te Kahakaha	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tautahi	Waitangi
47	Timorenga	Te Morenga	Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Uri Kāpana, Ngare Hauata	Ōhaeawai
48	Mahia	Māhia	Te Aupōuri	Muriwhenua
49	Taonui	Makoare Te Taonui	Ngāpuhi, Te Popoto	Hōreke
50	Papahia	Pāpāhia	Te Rarawa, Te Horohūhare, Ngāti Hauā	Whāngāpē
51	Hapuku	Te Ika-nui-o-te-moana Te Hāpuku	Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne, Ngāti Ira, Ngāti Rangikoiānake	Māhia Peninsula
52	Werowero	Te Wherowhero	Waikato, Ngāti Mahuta	Waikato