Paraone Reweti
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Paraone Reweti QSO |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Eastern Maori |
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In office 1967–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Puti Tipene Watene |
| Succeeded by | Peter Tapsell |
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| Born | 17 November 1916 |
| Died | 21 April 1996 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Labour |
Paraone Brown Reweti QSO (17 November 1916 – 21 April 1996) was a New Zealand politician and Rātana .
Of Ngāti Ranginui ancestry, Reweti came to Parliament from a position as an executive member of the Mount Maunganui Watersiders' Union.
Reweti won the Eastern Maori electorate for Labour, in the 1967 by-election following the death of Puti Tipene Watene. He held the electorate until 1981, when he retired.
In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours Reweti was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.
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