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Pomare II

Personal details

Full Name:

Pōmare II

Lifetime:

? – 1850

Biography

Pōmare II
Pōmare II was a prominent Ngāpuhi chief who signed the Treaty of Waitangi. He was later arrested by the British on suspicion of treason but released on the intervention of Tāmati Wāka Nene.
Main image: Pomare II's pā
Pa site of Pōmare II at Karetu in the Bay of Islands