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Whakahingatū

Nga Tohu

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
23 Sheet 9 — The East Coast Sheet Wakahingatu Whakahingatū Rongowhakaata Tūranga, 5-12 May 1840

Whakahingatū signed the East Coast sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi between 5 and 12 May 1840 at Tūranga (now Gisborne). He was a Rongowhakaata rangatira (chief).

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