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.
| Signature | Sheet | Signed as | Probable name | Tribe | Hapū | Signing Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Sheet 8 — The Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Sheet | Witiopai | Whitiopai | Ngāti Raukawa | Manawatū, 26 May 1840 |
Whitiopai signed the Cook Strait (Henry Williams) sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi on 26 May 1840 in Manawatū. He was a rangatira (chief) of Ngāti Raukawa. Reverend Rawiri Te Wanui was his cousin.
Whitiopai was baptised on 26 January 1842 by the missionary Octavius Hadfield. He died at Ōtaki in 1858.
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