Pita Moko

Pita Te Turuki Tamati Moko (9 May 1885 – 8 June 1943) was a notable New Zealand land agent, commission agent and Ratana administrator. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Whakaue and Te Arawa iwi.

He was born in Rotorua, New Zealand on 9 May 1885.[1]

He stood in Eastern Maori in the 1928 and 1931 general elections, coming second to Āpirana Ngata.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ballara, Angela. "Pita Te Turuki Tamati Moko". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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