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.
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Treaty biographies
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RELATED TO MOKA TE KAINGA-MATAA
Events
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28 October 1835
Declaration of Independence signed by northern chiefs
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27 April 1806
Moehanga becomes first Māori to visit England
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30 October 1865
Native Land Court created
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10 October 1975
Waitangi Tribunal created
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17 October 1877
Chief Justice declares Treaty 'worthless' and a 'simple nullity'
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5 March 1830
Outbreak of the Girls' War at Kororāreka
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7 March 1842
First official execution in NZ
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6 February 1840
The Treaty of Waitangi is signed
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19 January 1845
Hōne Heke cuts down the British flagstaff - again
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11 March 1845
The fall of Kororāreka
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21 May 1840
Hobson proclaims British sovereignty over NZ
Biographies
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Hongi Hika
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Moka Te Kainga-mataa
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Āpihai Te Kawau
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Henry Williams
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William Colenso
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William Spain
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James Prendergast
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James Busby
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Thomas Bunbury
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Thomas Buick
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William Hobson
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James Hēnare
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Rangi Topeora
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Hēnare Te Whiwhi
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Te Rauparaha
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Te Pahi
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Iwikau Te Heuheu Tūkino III
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Te Hāpuku
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Tāraia Ngākuti Te Tumuhuia
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Hirini Taiwhanga
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Pōmare II
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Hōne Heke Ngāpua
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Tāmati Wāka Nene
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Te Ruki Kawiti
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Riperata Kahutia
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Hōne Heke
Articles
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A history of New Zealand 1769-1914
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The Northern War
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Political and constitutional timeline
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The Treaty in brief
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Treaty biographies
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Treaty timeline
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The Treaty in practice
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Treaty signatories and signing locations
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Centennial - growth of New Zealand identity
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Waitangi Day
Community contributions