Rana Waitai
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| Rana Waitai MP | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Puku O Te Whenua |
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| In office 1996 – 1999 |
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| Majority | 2,386 (30.69%) |
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| Born | 26 November 1942 Wanganui |
| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Political party | National (1973–1992, 2000 – present) NZ First (1993–1998) Mauri Pacific (1998–1999) |
| Domestic partner | Te Aroha Ann Ruru Stanton (separated) |
Rana Donald Waitai (born 26 November 1942 in Wanganui, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1996 to 1999.
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[edit] Early years
His father was Te Rangi Koroingo Te Oreore Waitai (August 1912-1989) born and died in Lower Hutt. His mother was Mavis Lillian Waitai (née Winduss) (May 1912-1997) born in Nelson and died in Lower Hutt.[citation needed]
Rana Waitai was the partner of Te Aroha Ann Ruru Stanton from 1966 to 1995 and they have five daughters.[citation needed]
Rana Waitai was a Freezing Worker at Wanganui in 1961, a Bushman in 1961 at Karioi and also a factory worker. He later became a trainee probation officer at Wellington and in 1965 joined the New Zealand Police. In 1979 Waitai was the Duty Inspector at Police National Headquarters when Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed on Erebus. He rang Chief Superintendent Brian Davies who was at home in the evening: "We seem to have a small problem.... We have lost a DC-10 sir."[1]
In August 1996 he was elected to the New Zealand Parliament to represent the Te Puku O Te Whenua Maori electorate. He retired from the Police at the rank of Superintendent after 31 years.
[edit] National Party
Waitai was involved in the New Zealand National Party between 1973 to 1992, quitting after a dispute with then Prime Minister, Jim Bolger. He rejoined the National Party in 2000.[2]
[edit] Member of Parliament
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1996–98 | 45th | Te Puku O Te Whenua | 27 | NZ First |
| 1998–99 | Changed allegiance to: | Mauri Pacific | ||
Waitai was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 elections as New Zealand First MP for the Maori seat of Te Puku O Te Whenua as one of the Tight Five, having previously stood for the Gisborne seat. In 1998, when New Zealand First splintered, Waitai was one of the eight MPs who left the party. He eventually joined with four other MPs to form the Mauri Pacific party. In the 1999 elections, he was ranked fourth on Mauri Pacific's list, but the party failed to win any seats.
[edit] Law career
Rana Waitai is now a practising Barrister and Solicitor in Wanganui. He holds the following academic degrees - Bachelor of Arts (BA) (major in sociology) 1978, Bachelor of Law (LLB) 2003, Master of Public Policy (MPP) 1981, Master of Law (LLM) Research paper Terrorism Laws of New Zealand (2004).[citation needed] As of 2005 he lives at Kaungaroa in the Wangaehu River valley, some 25 km south of Wanganui where he operates his legal practice.[citation needed]
[edit] Local politics
In 2005, Waitai attempted to re-enter politics as a by-election candidate for the Wanganui District Council. Although soundly defeated, he was successful in being elected to the council and the Whanganui district health board in the local body elections of October 2007. He is currently deputy chairman of the council's Harbour and Maori committees.
[edit] References
- ^ Whiteout by Michael Guy, page 99 (Martinborough NZ 1980, Alister Taylor)
- ^ Young, Audrey (19 August 2000). "National's waka nets Waitai". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=148326. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Te Puku O Te Whenua 1996–1999 |
Constituency abolished Stood for Ikaroa-Rawhiti |
