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Kōrero: Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties

Ngā Māngai Māori Tuatahi: Mete Kīngi

First Māori MPs: Mete Kīngi

I a Takarangi Mete Kīngi te tūru Māori o te Tai Hauāuru mai i te tau 1868 ki te tau 1870. He pakihiwi ia nō ngā hōia kāwanatanga i te wā o ngā pakanga whenua. I te putanga i te whare pāremata ka piki ia ki te tūranga a tōna matua hei ariki mō ngā iwi o Whanganui. 

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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Ann Sullivan, Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties – Creating a Māori electoral system, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/37503/first-maori-mps-mete-kingi (accessed 4 June 2026).

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