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Te Matenga Taiaroa

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
11 Sheet 7 — The Herald (Bunbury) Sheet Taiaroa/Tararoa Te Matenga Taiaroa Ngāi Tahu Ruapuke, 10 June 1840

Taiaroa signed the Herald (Bunbury) sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi on 10 June 1840 on board HMS Herald, which was anchored at Ruapuke Island.

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