Rangatira Moetara
Rangatira Moetara was a Māori rangatira of Ngāti Korokoro hapū, based in Pākanae.
Family
Rangatira Moetara was the brother of Moetara. He was the father of Hapakuku Moetara, who was the father of Mārama Russell.Biography
Rangatira Moetara became rangatira of Ngāti Korokoro in 1838 upon the death of his brother, Moetara. This was when he adopted the name Rangatira Moetara.On 12 February 1840, he signed the Treaty of Waitangi at Māngungu, Hokianga. He, alongside Tāmati Wāka Nene, Eruera Maihi Patuone and Makoare Te Taonui, sang a song of welcome to William Hobson, expressing their support for the governor and the treaty.
He later took on the role of assessor for the Native Land Court and in 1863, he was named as a member of the Bay of Islands council. He was last recorded in 1878, where he was identified as one of the leading rangatira of the Ngāpuhi iwi.