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Kōrero: Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties

Ko Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, i te tekau tau 1920

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Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, 1920s

Ko Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana anō tēnei e pupuri ana i te kara o te Hāhi Rātana. Kei muri ia i tana motuka i tētahi haerenga ki Taupō i te tekau tau 1920. He whakaritenga tōrangapū anō te hāhi Rātana. I te tau 1924 ka tau atu a Rātana me tana tira ki Ūropi ki te whakatakoto i te petihana ki mua i te Kīngi o Peretānia me te Kotahitanga o te Ao (League of Nations) mō ngā whenua raupatu me te whakaūnga o te Tiriti o Waitangi. Nō te tau 1923 ka tū ngā mema o Rātana ki te whare miere, ā, ka angitu rawa i te tau 1932.  

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-089569-F

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ann Sullivan, Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties – Rātana, Labour and Mana Motuhake, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/36741/tahupotiki-wiremu-ratana-1920s (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ann Sullivan, i tāngia i te 15 June 2012, updated 26 February 2026.