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
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
- ^ 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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