Signing
| Signature | Sheet | Signed as | Probable name | Tribe | Hapū | Signing Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Sheet 8 — The Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Sheet | Te Wetu | Te Whetū | Ngāti Raukawa | Ngāti Te Ihi Ihi | Rangitoto 11 May 1840 |
Te Whetū signed the Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Treaty of Waitangi sheet on 11 May 1840, on Rangitoto, D’Urville Island. He was married to Aniwaniwa, the daughter of Te Whiti-o-Rongomai. They had at least three children; Karepa te Whetū, Kare Patengi and Pourangi.
Te Whetū was from the Ngāti Te Ihi Ihi hapū, of Ngāti Raukawa. In 1867 he was recorded by Walter Buller as living in the Rangitikei-Manawatu Block.
Te Whetū signed the deed of sale for the Te Kopua Block, in the Ngāti Maru District when 230 pounds was paid to the signatories by Mr Parris, the Civil Commissioner in New Plymouth. In the next year, he and his son Karepa signed for the Waitara-Taramouku Block, No.1, also in the Ngāti Maru District when 330 acres, plus two sections of half an acre for two burial grounds, were reserved by Ngāti Maru, who also received a payment of 1600 pounds.
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