Ko tēnei te kape tūturu o te Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni. Nō te 28 o ngā rā o Oketopa i te tau 1835 ka tāmokotia tēnei whakaaetanga. I raro mai i taua whakaaetanga ka whakatauria e 'te whakaminenga o ngā hapu o Nu Tireni' i tā rātou 'He Whenua Rangatira'. I roto i te whakaaetanga ka whakaritea kia hui te whakaminenga i ia tau, engari auare ake. Ko te nuinga o ngā rangatira ka ahu mai i te Tai Tokerau, heoi i muri ka haina anō ko Te Hāpuku o Ngāti Kahungunu me Te Wherowhero o Waikato.
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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
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