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Iriaka Ratana
The first Māori woman to be elected to Parliament, Iriaka Matiu Rātana was a passionate advocate for the welfare of her people.
Iriaka Matiu Rātana
Labour MP, Iriaka Rātana speaking to supporters of the Rātana political movement on Manukorihi marae, Waitara
Wiremu Te Kakakura Parata
Portrait of Wiremu Te Kakakura Parata seated out side a raupo whare, probably at Karaka Bay, Seatoun, Wellington, circa 1890s.
Hone Heke Ngapua
Portrait photograph of Hone Heke Ngapua, circa 1904.
Portrait of Wiremu Pere
Wiremu Pere, a runholder and politician, who represented the Eastern Maori electorate for two terms
Group of Maori leaders c1908
A group photograph of Maori leaders of Gisborne photographed about 1908
Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana's 60th birthday
Group portrait, taken on the occasion of Ratana's 60th birthday
Ratana on the road
Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana publicising the Ratana movement at Taupo.
Eruera Tirikatene
Biography of this Ngai Tahu politician and Ratana leader
Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana
Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, of Ngāti Apa and Ngā Rauru, founded the Rātana Church, which remains a major religious and political force today
Paraire Paikea
Biography of this Te Uri-o-Hau Methodist minister and Ratana leader
Peter Buck
Biography of doctor, politician and anthropologist Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hīroa)
Wiremu Pere
Wi Pere was a strong critic of the government's Maori land policies during his two terms as a Member of Parliament for Eastern Maori
Wiremu Parata
Hone Heke Ngapua
Biography of this prominent Nga Puhi leader and Maori MP.
Henare Kaihau
Biography of a prominent Maori MP<br />
Henare Kaihau
Photograph of Maori Member of Parliament Henare Kaihau
James Carroll
Cabinet Minister and twice acting Prime Minister, James Carroll’s main aim in Parliament was to empower Maori and secure a role for them in the economic life of the country
1996 and beyond - the road to MMP
The three years following the 1993 referendum, before the first MMP election in 1996, were ones of transition and uncertainty.
Hori Taiaroa
In the 1870s Hori Kerei Taiaroa, the member for Southern Maori, unsuccessfully argued for an increase in the number of Maori districts.
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