Hiro signed the Waitangi sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi in the Bay of Islands on an unknown date in 1840. He may have been from the Ngāti Tautahi hapū (subtribe) of Ngāpuhi.
Hiro
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Sheet 1 — The Waitangi Sheet | Hiro | Hiro | Ngāpuhi? | Ngāti Tautahi? | Bay of Islands probably, Date unknown |
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