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Revision as of 13:25, 4 February 2015
The Hon. Matiu Rata | |
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32nd Minister of Māori Affairs | |
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975 | |
Preceded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
Succeeded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Northern Maori | |
In office 1963–1980 | |
Preceded by | Tapihana Paraire Paikea |
Succeeded by | Bruce Gregory |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 March 1934 Te Hāpua, New Zealand |
Died | 25 July 1997 | (aged 63)
Political party | New Zealand Labour Party Mana Motuhake |
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1963 | 33rd | Northern Maori | Labour | ||
1963–1966 | 34th | Northern Maori | Labour | ||
1966–1969 | 35th | Northern Maori | Labour | ||
1969–1972 | 36th | Northern Maori | Labour | ||
1972–1975 | 37th | Northern Maori | Labour | ||
1975–1978 | 38th | Northern Maori | Labour | ||
1978–1979 | 39th | Northern Maori | Labour | ||
1979–1980 | Changed allegiance to: | Independent |
Matiu Rata (26 March 1934 – 25 July 1997) was a New Zealand Māori politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Northern Maori from a 1963 by-election to 1980, and was the Minister of Lands and Minister of Māori Affairs in the Third Labour Government of New Zealand between 1972 and 1975. He was the architect of both the Māori Affairs Amendment Act of 1974, which gave Māori greater control over their land, and the 1975 Waitangi Tribunal.
In 1979 he resigned from the Labour Party. In 1980 he resigned from Parliament and formed the Mana Motuhake Party to contest the resulting 1980 by-election. He was defeated by Bruce Gregory, coming second with 991 fewer votes than Gregory.
Following his exit from Parliament Matiu Rata was the leader of the Muriwhenua in presenting their Treaty of Waitangi claims to the Waitangi Tribunal, resulting in a settlement of Māori fishing claims for the tribes of the Far North.
Rata's widow, Nellie Rata, stood for ACT in Te Tai Tokerau at the 1999 general election, having been unsuccessful in securing the Alliance nomination.[1] She received 280 votes, to finish in seventh place in the 13-candidate race.
References
- ^ Bain, Helen (20 September 1999). "Who's who in the ring". New Zealand Herald. p. 6.
External links
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- 1934 births
- 1997 deaths
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- New Zealand political party leaders
- Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates
- Mana Motuhake politicians
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1990
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1987
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1984
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1981
- New Zealand Labour Party politician stubs