Ngā Tohu – Treaty Signatories

In 1840 more than 500 rangatira (chiefs) signed the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, which was an agreement between Māori and the British Crown.

When complete, Ngā Tohu – Treaty Signatories will include biographical information on every signatory of the Treaty of Waitangi that can be identified. Some of those who signed are well-known, while about others we know almost nothing, other than that they signed the treaty.

We have based information on the probable identities of the signatories mainly on two sources, Miria Simpson’s 1990 book Ngā tohu o te Tiriti: making a mark and Claudia Orange’s books on the Treaty of Waitangi.

Much of the biographical information has come from secondary sources, including online digitised sources. In some cases information available is unclear or contradictory. The biographical information will be amended and changed as we received corrections or additional information.

We are keen to expand the information about signatories of Ngā Tohu over time. So if you have further information about any of the signatories, especially those about whom we have little information, please get in touch by either leaving a comment on a biography page, or by emailing info@nzhistory.net.nz.

Sheet 1 — The Waitangi Sheet

Sign order	Signed as	Probable Name	Tribe	Hapū	Signing Occasion
1	Kawiti	Te Ruki Kawiti	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Hine	Bay of Islands, 13? May 1840
2	Te Tirarau	Te Tirarau Kūkupa	Ngāpuhi	Te Parawhau, Te Uri-o-Hua?	Bay of Islands, 13? May 1840
3	Pomare	Pōmare II	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Manu	Bay of Islands, 17 February 1840
4	Hone Heke	Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai	Ngāpuhi	Te Matarahurahu, Ngati Rāhiri, Ngāi Tāwake, Ngāti Tautahi	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
5	Hori Kingi Warerahi	Hōri Kīngi Wharerahi	Ngāpuhi	Ngāi Tawake, Ngāti Tautahi, Te Patukeha, Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
6	Tamati Pukututu	Tāmati Pukututu	Ngāpuhi	Te Uri-o-te-Hawato, Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
7	Hakero	Hākiro	Ngāpuhi	Ngāi Tawake, Ngāti Rēhia	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
8	Wikitene	Hikitene	Ngāti Wai?	Te Kapotai?	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
9	Pumuka	Pūmuka	Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa	Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Pou	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
10	Marupo	Marupō	Ngāpuhi	Te Whānau Rara, Te Whānau Rongo, Matarahurahu, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāti Pou	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
11	Te Tao	Te Tao	Ngāpuhi	Te Kai Mata, Te Māhurehure?	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
12	Reweti Atuahaere	Te Rēweti Atuahaere	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Tautahi	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
13	Wiremu Hau	Wiremu Hau	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Te Whiu, Ngāti Pou, Ngāti Miru	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
14	Te Kaua	Te Kaua	Ngāpuhi?	Te Herepaka	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
15	Toua	Toua	Ngāpuhi?	Ngāti Rēhia?, Te Hikutū?	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
16	Mene	Mene	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Rehia, Ngāi Tawake	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
17	Tamati Waka Nene	Tāmati Wāka Nene	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Hao, Ngāti Miru, Ngāti Pou, Te Roroa	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
18	Matiu Huka?	Matiu Huka	Ngāpuhi	Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
19	Te Kamera	Te Kēmara	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Kawa, Ngāti Hauata	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
20	Warau	Wharau	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Tokawero	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
21	Ngere	Te Ngere	Ngāpuhi	Te Urikapana, Ngāti Wai, Te Uri Taniwha?	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
22	Patuone	Eruera Maihi Patuone	Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa	Ngāti Hao, Ngāti Pou	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
23	Paora Nohimatangi	Pāora Nohi Matangi	Ngāpuhi	Te Popoto ki Utakura	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
24	Ruhe	Ruhe	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Pou, Te Uri Taniwha	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
27	Taurau Kukupa	Taurau Kūkupa	Ngāpuhi	Te Parawhau	Bay of Islands, 13? May 1840
28	Teroha	Te Roha	Ngāpuhi	Te Parawhau	Bay of Islands, 13? May 1840
29	Rewa	Rewa	Ngāpuhi	Ngāi Tawake, Te Patukeha, Ngāti Tautahi, Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
30	Moka	Moka Te Kāinga-mataa	Ngāpuhi	Te Patukeha, Ngāi Tawake, Ngāti Tautahi, Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
55	Hara	Hara	Ngāpuhi	Te Uri-o-Te-Hāwato, Ngāti Rangi	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
56	Hakitara	Hakitara	Te Rarawa		Waitangi, 6 February 1840
57	Hawaitu	Hawaitu Tāmati	Ngāpuhi	Te Uri-o-Te-Hāwato	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
58	Te Matatahi	Te Matataki	Ngāpuhi	Te Kapotai	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
59	Rawiri Taiwhanga	Rāwiri Taiwhanga	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Tautahi, Te Uri-o-Hua, Te Uri Taniwha, Ngāti Kura, Te Uri-o-Ngongo	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
60	Paraara	Paraara	Ngāpuhi?		Waitangi, 6 February 1840
61	Ana Hamu	Ana Hamu	Ngāpuhi?	Te Uri-o-Ngogno?	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
62	Hira Pure	Te Hira Pure	Ngāpuhi	Te Uri-o-Hua, Te Uri Taniwha	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
63	Iwi	Te Iwi	Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi?	Ngāti Rangi, Te Urikapana	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
64	Wiorau	Whiorau	Ngāpuhi	Te Whānau Rara, Ngāti Whānaurōia	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
65	Wiremu Whatipu	Wiremu Whatipū	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Whakaheke	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
66	Piripi Haurangi	Piripi Haurangi	Ngāpuhi	Te Uri Taniwha	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
67	Pokai	Riwhitete Pōkai	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Rāhiri	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
68	Te Kauwata	Te Kauwhata	Ngāti Wai		Waitangi, 6 February 1840
69	Tuirangi	Tuhirangi	Ngāpuhi	Te Matarahurahu, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāi Tawake	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
70	Hohepa Otene	Hōhepa Te Ōtene Pura	Ngāpuhi	Te Uri Māhoe, Te Uri Kōpura, Ngāti Tama, Te Kohatutaka, Ngāpuhi	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
71	Hori Kingi Raumati	Hōri Kīngi Raumati	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Toro, Te Ngahengahe, Te Popoto	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
72	Tuhakuaha	Tūwhakawaha	Ngāpuhi	Ngāi Tawake	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
79	Te Koroiko	Te Korohiko	Ngāti Tūwharetoa	Ngāti Te Rangiita	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
80	Iwikau	Iwikau Te Heuheu Tūkino III	Ngāti Tūwharetoa	Ngāti Tūrumakina	Waitangi, 6 February 1840
81	Reweti Irikoe	Rēweti Irikoe	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Kuta	Waimate North, 9–10 February 1840
82	Ha Oara Ringa Patu	Pāora Kīngī Patu Matekoraha	Ngāpuhi	Te Patukoraha?	Waimate North, 9–10 February 1840
83	Haupokia	Haupōkia	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Toro?, Ngāti Rangi?	Waimate North, 9–10 February 1840
84	Mohi Tahua	Mohi Tahua	Ngāpuhi		Waimate North, 9–10 February 1840
85	Kame Kutu	Kame Kutu	Ngāpuhi		Waimate North, 9–10 February 1840
86	Rangi Tuturua	Rangi Tuturua	Ngāpuhi	Te Uri Taniwha	Waimate North, 9–10 February 1840
87	Hake	Huke	Ngāpuhi?	Te Urikapana, Te Roroa, Ngāti Pou?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
88	Reweri	Rēwiri Te Tukiata	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Korokoro?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
89	Te Pana	Te Pana Ruka	Ngāpuhi	Te Roroa	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
90	Hone Makinaihunga	Hōne Makinaihunga	Ngāpuhi	Te Pōkare, Ngāti Raukawa	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
91	Pangari	Pāngari	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Hua, Ngāti Whiu, Te Waiariki	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
92	Rangatira Pakanae?	Rangatira Moetara	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Korokoro, Te Hikutū, Ngāti Hau, Ngāi Tū	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
93	Tio	Tio	Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi?	Te Pouka, Ngāti Hau?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
94	Karekare	Karekare	Ngāpuhi	Te Uri-o-Hau? Ngāti Hau?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
95	Tungarawa	Tungarawa	Ngāpuhi?		Mangungu, 12 February 1840
96	E Paka	Paka	Ngāpuhi?	Ngāti Korokoro?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
97	Ware Korero	Te Wharekōrero	Ngāpuhi?		Mangungu, 12 February 1840
98	Marupo	Marupō	Ngāpuhi	Te Whānau Rara, Te Whānau Rongo, Matarahurahu, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāti Pou	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
99	Toto	Toto	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Korokoro	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
100	Toko	Toko	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Korokoro	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
101	E Po	Pō	Ngāpuhi	Te Hikutū, Ngāti Kerewhati?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
102	Piripi Ngaromotu	Piripi Ngaromotu	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Pākau, Ngāti Wharekawa	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
103	Wiremu Ramaka	Wiremu Rāmeka	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Pākau, Ngāti Wharekawa	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
104	Wiremu Pātene	Wiremu Patene	Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa	Te Uri-Kōpura, Te Urimāhoe, Ngāti Tama, Te Kohatutaka?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
105	Manaihi	Manaihi	Ngāpuhi?		Mangungu, 12 February 1840
106	Paratene	Paratene	Ngāpuhi?	Te Uri-o-Hua?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
107	Te Hira	Te Hira	Te Rarawa?		Mangungu, 12 February 1840
108	Turau	Wiremu Wāka Tūrau	Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa?	Ngāti Hao	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
109	Te Reti	Te Reti Whatiia	Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi	Ngāi Tūpoto	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
110	Kenana	Kēnana	Ngāpuhi?		Mangungu, 12 February 1840
111	Pero	Pero	Ngāpuhi	Ngāi Tūpoto, Ngāti Pākau?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
112	Te Uruti	Te Urutī	Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi	Ngai Tūpoto	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
113	Witikama Rewa	Witikama Rewa	Ngāpuhi?		Mangungu, 12 February 1840
114	Tira	Tiro	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Tama, Te Whānau Puku, Te Pōkare	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
115	Tipane Toro? / Tipa me Toro?	Tīpene Te Toro? Tīpā and Toro?	Ngāpuhi	Te Kapotai?, Ngāti Toro?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
116	Matiu	Matiu	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Tama, Te Uri-o-Rorokai, Te Uri-o-Ngongo?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
117	Kaihu	Kaihū	Ngāpuhi	Te Hikutū, Ngāti Kerewhati	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
118	Kaitoke	Kaitoke Te Whakawai	Ngāpuhi	Te Hikutū	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
119	Hua	Hua	Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi	Ngāi Tūpoto	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
120	Kiri Kotiria	Kiri Kotiria	Ngāpuhi	Te Hikutū	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
121	Tamati Hapimana	Tāmati Hāpimana	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Matakiri?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
122	Te Kekeao Paratene	Te Kēkēao Paratene	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Matakiri, Te Uri Taniwha	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
123	Taonui	Makoare Te Taonui	Ngāpuhi	Te Popoto	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
124	Daniel Kahika	Rāniera Kahika	Ngāpuhi		Mangungu, 12 February 1840
125	Abraham Tautoru	Āperahama Taonui	Ngāpuhi	Te Popoto	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
126	Kaitoke Muriwhai	Kaitoke Muriwai	Ngāpuhi	Te Hikutū, Ngāti Pare, Ngāti Kawhare? Te Popoto?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
127	Te Naihi	Te Naihi	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Uru? Te Popoto?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
128	Tahua	Tahua Wiremu Hopihona	Ngāpuhi?	Te Popoto?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
129	Te Tuhu	Te Tuku	Ngāpuhi	Te Ihutai?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
130	Ngaro	Ngaro	Ngāpuhi?	Patupō, Ngāti Toro	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
131	Rawiri Mutu	Rāwiri Mutu	Ngāpuhi?	Te Ihutai, Ngāti Whiu, Ngāti Hua, Te Uri Taniwha?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
132	Wiremu Whangaroa	Wiremu Whangaroa	Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa	Ngāti Pou	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
133	Timoti Takari	Tīmoti Tākare	Te Roroa	Ngāti Pou	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
134	Hamiora Matangi	Hāmiora Matangi	Ngāpuhi	Te Popoto?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
135	Arama Hongi	Arama Hongi	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Uru	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
136	Haimona Tauranga	Haimona Tauranga	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Tama	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
137	Te Kure Kotoria	Te Kure Kotiria	Ngāpuhi?	Ngāi Tū?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
138	Heremaia	Heremaia Te Kurī	Ngāpuhi?	Ngai Tū?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
139	Pi	Arama Karaka Pī	Ngāpuhi	Te Māhurehure	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
140	Repa Mango	Repa Mangō	Ngāpuhi?	Matapungarehu?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
141	Maunga Rongo	Maunga Rongo	Ngāpuhi?	Ngāti Uru?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
142	Wiremu Manu	Wiremu Manu	Ngapuhi?		Mangungu, 12 February 1840
143	Takahorea	Takahorea	Ngāpuhi	Ngahengahe	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
144	Wakanau	Kawau	Ngāpuhi? Te Rarawa?	Ngāti Hine?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
145	Mohi Tawai	Mohi Tāwhai	Ngāpuhi	Te Māhurehure, Te Uri Kaiwhare, Te Uri-o-te-Aho, Ngāi Tūpoto, Ngāti Hau	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
146	Timoti Mito	Tīmoti Mito	Ngāpuhi	Te Kohatutaka	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
147	Hamiora Paikoraha	Hāmiora Paikoraha	Te Roroa	Ngāti Pākau	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
148	Huna Tuheki	Huna Tūheka	Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Pākau	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
149	Pero	Pero	Ngāpuhi?		Mangungu, 12 February 1840
150	Wiremu Kingi	Wiremu Kīngi	Ngāpuhi? Te Rarawa?	Ngāti Rēhia? Ngāti Korokoro?	Mangungu, 12 February 1840
151	Wiremu Hoete	Wiremu Hoete	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
152	Hokopa	Hākopa	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
153	Te Awa	Te Awa	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
154	Te Tapuru	Te Tapuru	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
155	Te Titaha	Te Tītaha	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
156	Kahu Kote	Te Karamū Kahukoti	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
157	Ruinga	Hōri Pōkai Te Ruinga	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
158	Hohepa	Hōhepa	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
159	Pouroto	Pātara Pouroto	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
160	Inoka	Ēnoka	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
161	Hinaki	Te Hīnaki	Ngāti Pāoa		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
162	Keka	Keha	Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Naho		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
163	Paora	Pāora Tūhaere?/Pāora Te Putu?	Ngāti Whātua?/Ngāti Tamaterā?, Te Patukirikiri?, Ngāti Whanaunga?		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
164	Mohi	Mohi Te Harere?/Mohi Te Ahi-ā-Te-Ngū?	Ngāti Pāoa?/Ngāti Tamaoho?	Te Ākitai?	Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
165	Anaru	Anaru	Ngāti Pāoa?		Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
166	Waitangi	Waitangi			Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
167	William Korokoro	William Korokoro	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Te Parawhau	Ngai Tāwake, Te Kapotai, Ngare Raumati	Karaka Bay, 4 March 1840
168	Nopera Panakarao	Nōpera Pana-kareao	Te Rarawa	Te Pātū	Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
169	Paora Ngaruwe	Parāone Ngāruhe	Te Aupōuri		Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
170	Wiremu Wirihana	Wiremu Wirihana	Te Rarawa?		Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
171	Rimu	Rimu	Te Rarawa?		Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
172	Himiona Tangata	Himiona Tangata	Te Rarawa?		Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
173	Matenga Paerata	Mātenga Paerata	Te Rarawa	Te Patukoraha	Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
174	Rapata Wakahoho	Rāpata Whakahoki	Te Rarawa?		Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
175	Hare Popata Waha	Hāre Pōpata Wāka	Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu	Kaitote, Te Patukoraha, Ngāi Taranga	Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
176	Tana	Te Wheinga Taua	Te Rarawa?	Te Pātū	Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
178	Matiu Huhu	Matiu Huhu	Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa		Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
179	Tokitahi	Tokitahi			Kaitāia, 28 April 1840
180	Paratene Waiora	Paratene Waiora	Te Aupōuri		Kaitāia, 28 April 1840