Te Whanake, son of Huitao and brother of Tari, signed Te Tiriti at Tauranga in April or May 1840. He was one of several important rangatira to sign the Tauranga sheet. The Waitangi Tribunal records that two years later Te Whanake was given permission by the Marutūahu confederation to occupy land at Ōngare as long as he only grew crops there. When it was discovered he had built a pā and desecrated an urupā, Tāraia Ngākuti Te Tumuhuia led a war party to attack Te Whanake’s position. Several people including Te Whanake were killed.
For further information and sources see Debbie McCauley, The Treaty of Waitangi in Tauranga: Te Tiriti o Waitangi ki Tauranga Moana: https://debbiemccauleyauthor.wordpress.com/heritage/cultural-heritage/te-tiriti-o-waitangi-ki-tauranga-moana-treaty-signatories