Rangatira Moetara

Rangatira Moetara (fl.1838–1878) was a Māori rangatira (chief) of Ngāti Korokoro hapū, based in Pākanae.

Family

Rangatira Moetara was the brother of Moetara. He was the father of Hapakuku Moetara,[1] who was the father of Mārama Russell.[2]

Biography

Rangatira Moetara became rangatira of Ngāti Korokoro in 1838 upon the death of his brother, Moetara. This was when he adopted the name Rangatira Moetara.

On 12 February 1840, he signed the Treaty of Waitangi at Māngungu, Hokianga.[3] He, alongside Tāmati Wāka Nene, Eruera Maihi Patuone and Makoare Te Taonui, sang a song of welcome to William Hobson, expressing their support for the governor and the treaty.[4]

He later took on the role of assessor for the Native Land Court and in 1863, he was named as a member of the Bay of Islands council. He was last recorded in 1878, where he was identified as one of the leading rangatira of the Ngāpuhi iwi.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Moetara, Rangatira, active 1838–1870". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Russell, Mārama | Dictionary of New Zealand Biography | Te Ara". Te Ara. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Rangatira Moetara | NZ History". NZ History. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ^ Buick, Thomas Lindsay (1914). The Treaty of Waitangi: or, how New Zealand became a British colony. Wellington, New Zealand: S. & W. Mackay. p. 138.
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