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
91Sheet 8 — The Cook Strait (Henry Williams) SheetPaturoaRawiri PaturoaTe Paneiri, Ngāti Te UpokoiriManawatū 26 May 1840

Rawiri Paturoa was a rangatira from Te Paneiri and Ngāti Te Upokoiri. He signed the Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Treaty of Waitangi sheet on 26 May 1840, in the Manawatū District. He was married to Maata te Hoi. Wiremu te Ota was Paturoa’s brother, who also signed the Treaty on this occasion.

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'Rawiri Paturoa', URL: /politics/treaty/signatory/8-91, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 3-Nov-2015

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