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Te Tirarau Kūkupa

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
2 Sheet 1 — The Waitangi Sheet Te Tirarau Te Tirarau Kūkupa Ngāpuhi Te Parawhau, Te Uri-o-Hau? Bay of Islands, 13? May 1840

Te Tirarau Kūkupa signed the Treaty of Waitangi sheet at the Bay of Islands, probably on 13 May 1840.

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