Paraone Reweti

Paraone Brown Reweti QSO (17 November 1916 – 21 April 1996) was a New Zealand politician and Rātana morehu.

Paraone Reweti QSO
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Eastern Maori
In office 1967–1981
Preceded by	Puti Tipene Watene
Succeeded by	Peter Tapsell
Personal details
Born	17 November 1916
Died	21 April 1996 (aged 79)
Political party	Labour

Early life

Of Ngāti Ranginui ancestry, Reweti came to Parliament from a position as an executive member of the Mount Maunganui Watersiders' Union.[1]

Political career

Reweti won the Eastern Maori electorate for Labour, in the 1967 by-election following the death of Puti Tipene Watene. He held the electorate until 1981, when he retired.[2]

In January 1976 he was appointed by Labour leader Bill Rowling as Shadow Minister of Marine.[3]

In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Reweti was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[4]

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1967–1969	35th	Eastern Maori		Labour
1969–1972	36th	Eastern Maori		Labour
1972–1975	37th	Eastern Maori		Labour
1975–1978	38th	Eastern Maori		Labour
1978–1981	39th	Eastern Maori		Labour

References

1. Henderson, James Mcleod (1963). Ratana The Man, The Church, The Movement (1st ed.) A.H & A.W. Reed Ltd ISBN 0-589-00619-3.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 229. OCLC 154283103.
3. "Surprises Among Party Spokesmen". The New Zealand Herald. 30 January 1976. p. 10.
4. "No. 52174". The London Gazette. 16 June 1990. p. 30.