Te Kani-a-Takirau

Te Kani-a-Takirau
Bornc. 1790
East Coast, New Zealand
Died1856 (aged approximately 66)
Tolaga Bay, New Zealand
Resting placeWhangara or Whangara Island (disputed)
38°34′7″S 178°13′48″E / 38.56861°S 178.23000°E / -38.56861; 178.23000 or 38°34′23″S 178°14′10″E / 38.57306°S 178.23611°E / -38.57306; 178.23611 (approximate locations)
OccupationRangatira (chief)
OrganizationTe Aitanga-a-Hauiti of Ngāti Porou
SpouseWikitoria TeAmotawa

Te Kani-a-Takirau (c. 1790s – c. 1856) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with Hapu Matua of the Te Aitanga A Hauiti Iwi. He was born in on the East Coast of New Zealand. He is well known for having refused to sign the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.

In 1827 he met Captain Dumont d'Urville of the Astrolabe, and visited his ship.

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