Remembering the death of Hone Heke
In 1850 the famous Ngapuhi chief, Hone Heke, who had never formally made peace after the War in the North, died in Kaikohe.
In 1850 the famous Ngapuhi chief, Hone Heke, who had never formally made peace after the War in the North, died in Kaikohe.
On this day in 1835 a declaration was signed by 34 chiefs at Waitangi, and later by 18 others, declaring the sovereignty and independence of the United Tribes of NZ.