The woman who would not sign @hetohu6720
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Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Hear a kōrero from the He Tohu exhibition about Te Tiriti with Moana Jackson.

"The person who had the authority in our hapu to sign, the ariki with the mana, the mandate, if you like, to sign, was a women called Hine Aka Tioke, and so she said or someone said on her behalf this is who will sign for us."

Find out more at natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu

He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of 3 iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand.

The documents are:

* 1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni – Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand

* 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Treaty of Waitangi

* 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition – Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine

He Tohu is presented by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, both of which are part of the Department of Internal Affairs.
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