Wi Tako Ngātata

Wiremu Tako Ngātata (1815 – 8 November 1887) was a New Zealand Te Āti Awa leader, peacemaker and politician.

[1] Wi Tako's father signed the Treaty of Waitangi in April 1840.

That decade, Wi Tako was also involved in the early settling of Wellington, making many deals with the New Zealand Company.

[2] He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 11 October 1872; he was (with Mokena Kohere) one of the first two Māori to become a member.

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