Wi Tako Ngātata Explained

Wiremu Tako Ngātata (1815 – 8 November 1887) was a New Zealand Te Āti Awa leader, peacemaker and politician.

He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 11 October 1872; he was (with Mokena Kohere) one of the first two Māori to become a member. He served on the Legislative Council until his death on 8 November 1887.^{[1] [2]} Later in his life Wi Tako converted to Roman Catholicism.

Notes and References

1. Book: Scholefield, Guy . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . Guy Scholefield . 3rd . First ed. published 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 82.
2. Book: Wilson, J.O. . New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840–1984 . 4th . 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Government Printer . Wellington . 160.