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… The Ratana church owes its existence to the influence of Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana who came into prominence in 1920 as a faith healer. … people travelled from all over New Zealand to be healed by Ratana who gave them something more than mere hope of … Ratana …
… Maori faith healer and leader. A new biography of Ratana, Tahupotiki Wiremu appears in the Dictionary of New … on this site. Better known in later life as “Bill”, T. W. Ratana was reared in the Wanganui region. From being an … RATANA, Tahupotiki Wiremu …
… (“to unify”, or “keeping the race united”), and the Ratana Morehu (“the remnant”) reflect successive … A further development took place in the 1930s when T. W. Ratana won the four seats for members of his movement. Almost immediately the Ratana members joined the New Zealand Labour Party and …
… 1915 until 1925 when he became a Koata (executive) in the Ratana movement. In the following year he was appointed private secretary to T. W. Ratana, and he also edited the movement's official paper, … on 6 April 1943 at Wanganui, while on his way to visit Ratana Pa. In 1918 Paikea married Hinerute Korekore Paraone. …
… systems continue to attract adherents. These are the Ratana Church, founded by T. W. Ratana, and the Ringatu Church, founded by Te Kooti … (including Catholic undefined) 22,051 16.08 28,656 17.2 Ratana 18,776 13.69 21,945 13.1 Methodist 10,488 7.65 12,611 …
… – Fordell, Turakina, Kai Iwi, Waitotara, and Waverley. At Ratana Pa there is a Maori settlement composed of the adherents to the Ratana movements. …
… flags of St. George and St. Andrew respectively, and the Ratana and Ringatu Maori Churches also have their special …
… upon which to erect his more stable Ringatu faith; while Ratana later took over many of Te Ua's theocratic ideas, as …
… After the parliamentary elections, in 1922, the defeated Ratana candidates petitioned to have Pomare's election …
… The mission was re-established but the rise of the Ratana movement at Wanganui following the First World War …