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Tiriti o Waitangi sheets: Tauranga

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This treaty sheet was sent to the Tauranga mission station led by missionary Alfred Brown. He gathered the signatures of 21 local rangatira, but not those of the major rangatira of Ngāi Te Rangi, Tūpaea, or his supporters.

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Claudia Orange, Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi – Interpretations of te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/36345/tiriti-o-waitangi-sheets-tauranga (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 5 June 2012, reviewed and revised 28 March 2023 with assistance from Claudia Orange. It was translated into te reo Māori by Basil Keane.