Moanaroa McCarthy, from Horeke School, blows the pūtātara to signal the start of a previous year's Treaty commemorations at Māngungu Mission. Photo / file
The third and largest signing of the Treaty of Waitangi will be remembered in Hokianga tomorrow with a day of activities including a waka salute, a re-enactment by local schoolchildren and a Māori Battalion display.
On February 12, 1840, six days after the signing at Waitangi, about 70 rangatira signed
the Treaty at Māngungu Mission near Horeke in front of a gathering of up to 3000 Māori.
To mark the event's anniversary, Heritage New Zealand is joining Te Mana o Māngungu Hokianga Trust and Ngā Uri Whakatupu o Hokianga to host a day of commemorations.
The original table on which Te Tiriti was signed is still on display in Māngungu's mission house and will play a central role in the event, which will also feature a display on the 28th Māori Battalion.
Whānau are invited to bring photos and kōrero relating to the Battalion to the service, which will follow the 9am karakia and mihimihi.
