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Biography: Pītau, Ōtene

Ōtene Pītau (seated, right) at the first meeting of the Tākitimu Māori Council, 10 June 1902

Ōtene Pītau (seated, right) at the first meeting of the Tākitimu Māori Council, 10 June 1902

As a revered leader of Rongowhakaata, Ōtene Pītau played a prominent role in the Tākitimu Māori Council, being appointed an advisory counsellor in 1906.

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R. De Z. Hall and Steven Oliver. 'Pītau, Ōtene', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1680/otene-pitau-seated-right-at-the-first-meeting-of-the-takitimu-maori-council-10-june (accessed 14 July 2026).