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With fellow Labour MPs, Iriaka Rātana speaks to supporters of the Rātana political movement on Manukorihi marae, Waitara, in 1966. She was the first Māori woman to be elected to Parliament.
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'Iriaka Matiu Rātana', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/iriaka-matiu-ratana, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 13-Jan-2016
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