Rāwiri Whatino signed Te Tiriti at Queen Charlotte Sound on 4 May 1840. He originally lived on the land that is now called Bell Block, before migrating to Marlborough in the 1820s or 1830s. In 1858 he was appointed as a native land assessor.
Rāwiri Whātino
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Sheet 8 — The Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Sheet | Watino | Rāwiri Whātino | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāti Pōtaka | Queen Charlotte Sound, 4-5 May 1840 |
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