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Wereta Tainui Pitama (1881 – 5 April 1930) was a New Zealand farmer, land claimant and trust board chairman. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngai Tahu iwi. He was born in Rapaki, North Canterbury, New Zealand, in 1881.[1]

He stood as an Independent candidate in the 1922 by-election for the Southern Maori electorate.

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  1. ^ Tau, Angela Ballara and Te Maire. "Wereta Tainui Pitama". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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