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The Rino Tirikatene who stood in 1996 was this Rino's father, Whetu's brother, who died during an election campaign. That one was a son of Sir Eruera, this one is a grandson. [1] --Hugh7 (talk) 09:22, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Are you sure? I read the article to say Rino Snr was going to stand but after he died during the campaign Rino Jnr actually stood and lost? Mattlore (talk) 09:36, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
In the 1996 election, Rino Tirikatene senior, the father of the current candidate, was standing for election in the North Island. He died suddenly on the campaign trail.
"After he died, the iwi asked me to step into Dad's shoes. It was really tough as I was thrust into the national campaign," Mr Tirikatene said in an interview.
At 23, Mr Tirikatene faced a huge challenge in the campaign, because all five of the Maori seats were won by New Zealand First. But 15 years later, he felt it was a good time to step up and work hard to regain the seat for Labour.
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