Signing
Signature | Sheet | Signed as | Probable name | Tribe | Hapū | Signing Occasion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Sheet 5 — The Tauranga Sheet | Huitao | Huitao | Ngāi Te Rangi | Ngāi Tūkairangi | Tauranga 10 April-May 1840 |
Huitao signed Te Tiriti at Tauranga in April or May 1840. His sons, Te Whanake and Tari, also signed. Edward Shortland recorded a conversation he had with Huitao in 1842, in which the rangatira talked about the disillusionment amongst Māori about the protections given in the Treaty.
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
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