Signing
Signature | Sheet | Signed as | Probable name | Tribe | Hapū | Signing Occasion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Sheet 5 — The Tauranga Sheet | Te Hui | Tīpene Te Hui | Ngāi Te Rangi | Te Whānau ā Tauwhao | Tauranga 10 April-May 1840 |
Tīpene Te Hui, the son of Kōraki and father of Reneti Te Whauwhau, signed Te Tiriti at Tauranga in April or May 1840. In 1838 he was one of those who sold the Te Papa block to Alfred Brown and the Church Missionary Society. On 22 May 1842, he was badly wounded in fighting at Ōngare pā, Katikati. He died on 7 June, having been baptised by Alfred Brown a few days earlier.
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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