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Kawau

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
144 Sheet 1 — The Waitangi Sheet Wakanau Kawau Ngāpuhi? Te Rarawa? Ngāti Hine? Mangungu, 12 February 1840

Kawau signed the Waitangi sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi on 12 February 1840 at Mangungu in Hokianga. He was possibly from the Ngāpuhi or Te Rarawa iwi (tribe).

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