Te Whakatauranga signed Te Tiriti at Port Nicholson on 29 April 1840. He was a rangatira of Kaiwharawhara, one of the first kāinga established around Wellington Harbour by Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Mutunga migrants from Taranaki who came on the Nihoputa migration in 1824. He might also have lived at Waiwhetū.
Te Whakatauranga
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Sheet 8 — The Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Sheet | Te Wakatauranga | Te Whakatauranga | Ngāti Tama | Port Nicholson, 29 April 1840 |
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