Printed treaty copy

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The printed copy of the treaty

The Waikato copy is the only surviving printed copy of the Treaty of Waitangi. All the others are written in longhand. It was one of 200 copies of the Maori text printed in Paihia on 17 February 1840. This copy is most likely an addition to the Waikato-Manukau copy, in English, that missionary Robert Maunsell received in late March or early April 1840. Maunsell witnessed all five names on the sheet. The chiefs, from Ngāti Pou on the Waikato River and Ngāti Te Wehi at Whāingaroa (Raglan), may have been visiting Maunsell’s mission station at the mouth of the Waikato River.

Follow links in this table to find out more about those who signed and the signing occasion.

Sheet 4 — The Printed Sheet
Sign order	Signed as	Probable Name	Tribe	Hapū	Signing Occasion
1	Te Uira	Te Uira	Waikato	Ngāti Pou	Waikato, Date unknown
2	Ngahu	Ngāhu	Waikato	Ngāti Pou	Waikato, Date unknown
3	Rahiri	Rāhiri	Waikato	Ngāti Mariu?	Waikato, Date unknown
4	Te Noke	Te Noke	Waikato	Ngāti Te Wehi	Waikato, Date unknown
5	Te Wera	Te Wera	Waikato	Ngāti Mariu?	Waikato, Date unknown