Wereta Tainui Pitama

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 Ngāi 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.

References
  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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