Hoana Riutoto
Māori woman who signed the Treaty of Waitangi
About Hoana Riutoto
Hoana Riutoto was a Māori woman from the Ngāti Mahuta sub-tribe (hapū) of the Kāwhia area of Waikato, New Zealand.
Hoana Riutoto signed the Treaty of Waitangi around March/April 1840, at the Waikato Heads. She was one of only a few Māori women to sign the treaty.
Hoana was an ancestor of Te Puea Herangi.
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Māori woman who signed the Treaty of Waitangi
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hoana Riutoto. https://biography.guide/hoana-riutoto/
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