Koata was the term for the four Māori electorates reserved for Māori in Parliament, used in 1928 by T W Ratana, who called himself Piri Wiri Tua or the campaigner. From the Māori language and literally meaning a quarter,[1] the word is applied to each of the four New Zealand Māori seats and the Rātana movement Members of Parliament who held them.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Koata - Māori Dictionary". maoridictionary.co.nz. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Rātana Church – Te Haahi Rātana". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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