Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere

Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere (11 April 1871 – 9 August 1954) was a New Zealand Anglican clergyman, newspaper journalist and editor, farmer, writer, historian. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Porou iwi. He was born in Orutua, East Coast, New Zealand on 11 April 1871.[1] One of his younger brothers was Henare Mokena Kohere. He married Keita Paratene, daughter of Paratene Tatae and Sarah "Hera" Halbert. Sarah was the daughter of Thomas Halbert, one of the founding fathers of Gisborne and Kaikiri (who would later anglosize her name to Keita). Sarah was also the sister of Kate Wyllie (née Halbert) and half-sister of Wi Pere and Otene Pitau. Her children also included All Blacks rugby players, William "Bill" Cunningham and Moana Paratene.

He contested one general election; in 1938, he agreed to be the official Labour Party candidate in the Eastern Maori electorate, and he came second after National's Āpirana Ngata.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kohere, Rarawa. "Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.



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