Pokikake Te Teira, a minor chief of the Te Atiawa iwi sold the land to the British despite a veto by the paramount chief of the tribe, Wiremu Kingi.
Pokikake Te Teira sold the land to the British despite a veto by the paramount chief of the tribe. Wiremu Kingi was the tribe. Pokikake Te Teira was a minor chief of the Te Atiawa iwi.