Paraone Reweti


Paraone Brown Reweti was a New Zealand politician and Rātana.

Early life

Of Ngāti Ranginui ancestry, Reweti came to Parliament from a position as an executive member of the Mount Maunganui Watersiders' Union.

Political career

Reweti won the Eastern Maori electorate for Labour, in the following the death of Puti Tipene Watene. He held the electorate until 1981, when he retired.
In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours Reweti was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.