Paraone Reweti

Paraone Brown Reweti was a New Zealand politician and Rātana morehu.

Early life

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 Party|Labour], in the following the death of Puti Tipene Watene. He held the electorate until 1981, when he retired.
From 1973 to 1975, during the Third [Labour Government of New Zealand|Third Labour Government], he was chairman of the parliamentary Māori Affairs Committee. In January 1976 he was appointed by Labour leader Bill Rowling as Shadow Minister of Marine.
In the 1990 [Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|1990 Queen's Birthday Honours], Reweti was appointed a Queen's [Service Order|Companion of the Queen's Service Order] for public services.