
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 |
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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 |