Pita Moko
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
[edit]- ^ 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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