Descendants say that this signatory was a wahine rangatira, an aristocratic woman, of the Waikato hapū Ngāti Te Ata, with land at Waiuku. She signed Te Tiriti by writing her name and also by adding a tohu.
Te Tawhā
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Sheet 3 — The Waikato-Manukau Sheet | Ko te ta Wha | Te Tawhā | Waikato | Ngāti Te Ata | Manukau Harbour, 26 April 1840 |
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