Opinions vary, but it is generally accepted that he signed it with other northern chiefs on 6 February 1840.
Hone Heke
William Mcintosh
" The treaty of Waitangi is all soap. It is very smooth and oily, but treachery is hidden under it " (Hone Heke to Henry Williams 5 Feb 1845 at Koikohe)
Hone Heke was the first chief to sign the treaty.
Thay were peswaded by the europeans
Hone heke was one of the first Maori chiefs to sign the British Government's Waitangi Treaty
The first person to sign the Treaty of Waitangi was Hone Heke.
Hone Heke
Hone Heke was the first maori chief to sign the treaty
Hone Heke
William Mcintosh
Hone Heke was the first chief to sign the treaty.
with a feather pen
Ngāpuhi chief Hone Heke was outspoken in his support of the Treaty of Waitangi, and believed to be the first Maori to sign it. It is doubtful whether, without such open support from a well-respected Maori chief, the Treaty would have been accepted by Maori.
" The treaty of Waitangi is all soap. It is very smooth and oily, but treachery is hidden under it " (Hone Heke to Henry Williams 5 Feb 1845 at Koikohe)
Hone Heke was the first chief to sign the treaty.
no because hone heke was