Wiremu Katene (died 1 November 1895), also known as Wi Katene, was a New Zealand politician. In 1872 he became the first

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to be appointed to the Executive Council, becoming the first indigenous

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. He was also a member of the

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from to 1875, and again in . He died on 1 November 1895.

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Te Ara biography
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Wiremu Parata Wiremu Te Kākākura Parata, also known as Wi Parata ( 1830s – 29 September 1906) was a New Zealand politician of Māori and Pākehā descent. During the 1870s he was a member of the House of Representatives and a Minister of the Crown. Early ...

appointed to the Executive Council a month after Katene
Wiremu Katene's biography
on the Victoria University NZETC website 1895 deaths New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand Unsuccessful candidates in the 1890 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1887 New Zealand general election 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-politician-stub