Name Paraone Reweti Role Politician | Died April 21, 1996 Party New Zealand Labour Party | |
Paraone Brown Reweti (17 November 1916 – 21 April 1996) was a New Zealand politician and Rātana morehu.
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Early life
Of Ngāti Ranginui ancestry, Reweti came to Parliament from a position as an executive member of the Mount Maunganui Watersiders' Union.
Political career
Reweti won the Eastern Maori electorate for Labour, in the 1967 by-election following the death of Puti Tipene Watene. He held the electorate until 1981, when he retired.
In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours Reweti was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.
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