User:Casey adnan

Heke Pokai Hone Wiremu.
Hone Heke was a substantial Māori voice in regard of the Treaty of Waitangi. Hone Heke was a compelling Māori chief, who obtained his reputation as an exquisite warrior during the first battle of Kororareka in 1830. Heke Pokai was born at Pakaraka, near the Bay of Islands in the year 1807. His parents were Te Kona and Tupanapana; he was the third of their children. His brothers, Tuhirangi and Peia, were older. His sister, Taingarui, died at an early age. Hone Heke was a Christian and he had a close relationship with missionary Henry Williams. Hone Heke was also a commander in the flagstaff war. Hone Heke was the first chief to sign the treaty. He was dismayed to see maori losing their land and natural resources. In July 1844 he cut down the flagpole he had originally gifted to the British which stood on a hill above the town, in Kororareka. The British flag at Kororāreka became the focus of Hone Heke's protest.