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Pare-kahika

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
26 Sheet 9 — The East Coast Sheet Parekahika Pare-kahika Te Aitanga a Hauiti Ūawa, 16-17 May 1840

Pare-kahika signed the East Coast sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi on 16 or 17 May 1840 at Ūawa (Tolaga Bay). He was from the Te Aitanga a Hauiti iwi (tribe).

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