A Ngāpuhi leader, Moka Te Kainga-mataa was an original signatory of the 1835 Declaration of Independence. Moka's name – but not his signature – also appears on the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.
Read more about him here.
Credit:
Drawing of Moka Te Kainga-mataa by Natanahira Pona, 2007.
Not to be reused without permission.
Image of Ngāpuhi leader and Treaty of Waitangi signatory , Moka Te Kainga-mataa
