Lost in Translation 9 - The Henry Williams Sheet (episode nine)
- Māori
- Documentary
- NZ History
- Te Reo
In the penultimate episode of his show about the Treaty of Waitangi, Mike King heads to the Kapiti Coast to gather stories from descendants of renowned Māori leaders who signed the Henry Williams treaty sheet. Famed for first translating the treaty into Māori and encouraging many northern signatures, Reverend Williams was one of the treaty's biggest advocates. King follows Williams' journey as he seeks the prized signature of chief Te Rauparaha. King also meets descendants of two female chiefs; they talk spell casting, rangatiratanga (chieftainship) and the last recorded act of cannibalism on Kapiti Island.

Photo and info on the Henry Williams (Cook Strait) sheet, Te Ara website
More on the nine sheets of the Treaty of Waitangi, NZ History website
Article on the New Zealand Company, Te Ara website
Read the text of the Treaty of Waitangi, NZ History
Section on the Treaty of Waitangi, Te Ara website
Section on the Treaty of Waitangi, Archives New Zealand website
More on the treaty, NZ History website
Profile of treaty supporter Henry Williams, Te Ara
Profile of treaty supporter Octavius Hadfield, Te Ara
Profile of Ngāti Toa leader Rangi Topeora, Te Ara
Profile of Te Āti Awa leader Kahe Te Rau-o-te-rangi, Te Ara
Profile of Ngāti Toa leader Te Rauparaha, Te Ara
Profile of New Zealand Company director Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Te Ara











