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Māori MPs

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Māori MPs

This photograph of four long-serving Māori MPs was probably taken in the early 1970s. From left they are Koro Wētere (Western Māori 1969–96), Matiu Rata (Northern Māori 1963–80), Whetū Tirikātene-Sullivan (Southern Māori 1967–96) and Paraone Reweti (Eastern Māori 1967–81).

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Ann Sullivan, Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties – Rātana, Labour and Mana Motuhake, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36743/maori-mps (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ann Sullivan, published 15 June 2012, updated 26 February 2026.