Signing
| Signature | Sheet | Signed as | Probable name | Tribe | Hapū | Signing Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | Sheet 8 — The Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Sheet | Te Patukakariki | Wiremu Te Patu-kākāriki | Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Toa? | Ngāti Tuaho, Ngāti Tihina? | Waikanae 16 May 1840 |
Wiremu Te Patu-kākāriki was a rangatira from Ngāti Tuaho of Te Āti Awa, and perhaps Ngāti Tihina and Ngāti Toa. He signed the Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Treaty of Waitangi sheet in Waikanae on 16 May 1840. He was the son of Karewa, and his brother was Ruatokaaruku.
Te Patu-kākāriki was against the selling of the Waitara Block. The Government denied his right to any of the land and refused any investigation into the issue. In 1859 at a meeting in Waitoki, Te Patu-kākāriki rose and said to the Governor Gore-Browne,
Waitara shall not be yielded to you. It will not be good that you should take the pillow from under my head, because my pillow is a pillow that belonged to my ancestors. [1]
At this meeting Te Teira offered to exchange his lands outside of the Waitara Block, for those lands of others on the inside that he was selling, but this was refused.
When Te Patu-kākāriki’s portion of the land at Waitara was surveyed in February 1860, his wife and two daughters were present to resist and interrupt this work. They did not use any force, but hugged the surveyors and told them not to survey that land.
In 1861, Te Patu-kākāriki signed a declaration of peace with the Governor. However, in 1863, he was preparing for war with intentions to attack Te Teira in Waitara.
[1] D. — Statement respecting the Procedings at Waitara, by Tipene Ngaruna, pp.50-1, The Second Year of One of England's Little Wars. (NZETC)
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