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Kōrero: He Whakaputanga – Declaration of Independence

Ngā kaihaina i te whakaputanga: Te Wherowhero

Ko te rangatira o Waikato ko Te Wherowhero e noho ana i te taha o tētahi poro rākau. Kei konei anō ko Te Waru (kei waenganui) rāua ko Te Pakaru (matau). Ko Te Wherowhero tētahi o ngā manukura i waho atu o te Tai Tokerau nāna i haina te Whakaputanga. Nāwai ka tū ia hei kīngi Māori tuatahi, ā, ka mōhiotia ia ko Pōtatau Te Wherowhero.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PUBL-0014-44

by George French Angas

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, He Whakaputanga – Declaration of Independence – Background to the declaration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/35117/nga-kaihaina-i-te-whakaputanga-te-wherowhero (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 28 May 2012.