Hone Heke

HONE HEKE

BIRTHDATE: 1807

BORN IN: Pakaraka, Bay Of Islands

TRIBE: Nga Puhi

ACHIEVEMENTS 

• Cut down the Union Jack four times when Heke became dissatisfied with British rule
• Set fire to Kororareka and got the people living there to flee
• 1st Maori Chief to sign the treaty

     "The Treaty of Waitangi is all soap. It is very smooth and oily, but treachery is hidden under it" - Hone Heke on the Treaty of Waitangi