Story: Ngāti Porou

East Coast copy of the Treaty of Waitangi

The signatures of the Ngāti Porou chiefs who signed the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.

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How to cite this page

Tamati Muturangi Reedy, Ngāti Porou – Post-European conflicts and developments, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/656/east-coast-copy-of-the-treaty-of-waitangi (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tamati Muturangi Reedy, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.