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

SignatureSheetSigned asProbable nameTribeHapūSigning Occasion
8Sheet 1 — The Waitangi SheetWikiteneHikiteneNgāti Wai?Te Kapotai?Waitangi 6 February 1840

Hikitene, who signed the Treaty of Waitangi at Waitangi on 6 February 1840, is thought to have been a chief of Te Kapotai at Waikare in the Bay of Islands.

Hikitene was allied with Te Ruki Kawiti and fought alongside him in 1846. Like a number of other important chiefs, including Kawiti, Hōri Kīngi and Te Haratua, he is mentioned in a tau (chant) about the battle of Ruapekapeka. 

If you have more information about this treaty signatory please add a community contribution below or contact us at .

How to cite this page

'Hikitene', URL: /politics/treaty/signatory/1-8, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jun-2016

Community contributions

No comments have been posted about Hikitene

What do you know?

Can you tell us more about the information on this page? Perhaps you have a related experience you would like to share?

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Comments will be reviewed prior to posting. Not all comments posted. Tell me more...