Weretā Tainui Pītama (1881 – 5 April 1930) was a New Zealand farmer, land claimant and trust board chairman of Māori descent, affiliated with the Ngāi Tahu iwi. He was born in 1881 at Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa.[1]
He stood as an independent candidate in the 1922 by-election for the Southern Maori electorate.
References
edit- ^ Ballara, Angela; Tau, Te Maire. "Wereta Tainui Pitama". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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