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Kaparangi

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
47 Sheet 8 — The Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Sheet Kaparangi Kaparangi Te Āti Awa Ngāti Rāhiri Queen Charlotte Sound, 4-5 May 1840

Kaparangi (or Kaporangi) signed Te Tiriti at Queen Charlotte Sound on 4 May 1840. He married the sister of Huriwhenua, who also signed this sheet.

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