Nuitoni Te Waraki, from Kāwhia, signed Te Tiriti at the Waikato Heads mission station in late March or early April 1840. He attended the 1860 Kohimarama Conference, a series of meetings between chiefs and the government at which the Treaty of Waitangi was reconfirmed. He converted to Christianity and took the name Nuitoni (Newton) in the 1860s.
Nūtoni Te Waraki
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sheet 3 — The Waikato-Manukau Sheet | Waraki | Nūtoni Te Waraki | Ngāti Maniapoto | Waikato Heads, Late March or early April 1840 |
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