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Story: Tūranga i te hapori – status in Māori society

Te Rangitopeora

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Te Rangitopeora

Te Rangitopeora was a renowned woman of rank of Ngāti Toarangatira and Ngāti Raukawa. She was a niece of Te Rauparaha and sister of Te Rangihaeata. She was one of very few women to sign the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Basil Keane, Tūranga i te hapori – status in Māori society – Class, status and rank, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/31121/te-rangitopeora (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 3 May 2011.