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Story: Ngāti Toarangatira

Te Rauparaha’s moko

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Te Rauparaha’s moko

The Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha used this image of his moko (facial tattoo) to sign a deed of sale for Cloudy Bay in the Marlborough Sounds.

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Mīria Pōmare, Ngāti Toarangatira – 19th century: rise and fall, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/1347/te-rauparahas-moko (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Mīria Pōmare, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.