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Matiu Rata
Matiu Rata (26 March 1934 – 25 July 1997) was a New Zealand Māori politician from the Labour Party.
Political career.
Rata was a Member of Parliament for Northern Maori from a to 1980.
He was the Minister of Lands and Minister of Māori Affairs in the Third Labour Government of New Zealand between 1972 and 1975. He was the architect of both the Māori Affairs Amendment Act of 1974, which gave Māori greater control over their land, and the 1975 creation of the Waitangi Tribunal
– Prime Minister
- Pomare, Sir Maui Member of Parliament
- Power, Simon Cabinet Minister
- Prebble, Richard Cabinet Minister
- Prime, Willow-Jean Member of Parliament
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- Quick, William Henry
- Quigley, Derek Cabinet Minister
R.
- Radhakrishnan, Priyanca Member of Parliament
- Rata, Matiu Member of Parliament
- Ratana, Matiu Member of Parliament
- Rainbow, Stephen local politician
- Read, John local politician
- Reeves, William Pember – MP