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Pita Te Turuki Tamati Moko (9 May 1885 – 8 June 1943) was a New Zealand land agent, and as an early adherent of T. W. Ratana's Rātana movement, Moko served as a secretary or executive officer for T. W., being later described as his "mouthpiece".

Moko was born in Rotorua, New Zealand on 9 May 1885.^[1] Of Māori descent, he was of the Ngati Whakaue and Te Arawa tribes.

He stood in Eastern Maori in the 1928 and 1931 general elections, coming second to Āpirana Ngata.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Ballara, Angela. "Pita Te Turuki Tamati Moko". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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[DNZB_Moko-1] Ballara, Angela. "Pita Te Turuki Tamati Moko". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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-'''Pita Te Turuki Tamati Moko''' (9 May 1885 &ndash; 8 June 1943) was a New Zealand land agent, and as an early adherent of [[T. W. Ratana]]'s [[Rātana]] movement, Moko served as a secretary or executive officer for [[T. W. Ratana]], being later described as T. W.'s "mouthpiece".
+'''Pita Te Turuki Tamati Moko''' (9 May 1885 &ndash; 8 June 1943) was a New Zealand land agent, and as an early adherent of [[T. W. Ratana]]'s [[Rātana]] movement, Moko served as a secretary or executive officer for T. W., being later described as his "mouthpiece".
 Moko was born in [[Rotorua]], New Zealand on 9 May 1885.<ref name="DNZB Moko">{{DNZB|Ballara|Angela|4m56|Pita Te Turuki Tamati Moko|27 August 2021}}</ref> Of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent, he was of the [[Ngati Whakaue]] and [[Te Arawa]] tribes.