Mete Kīngi Paetahi

Mete Paetahi
Formal seated portrait photograph of Mete Kīngi Paetahi, one of the first four Māori MPs, wearing a uniform and holding a patu
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Western Maori
In office
1868–1870
Personal details
Bornc. 1813
New Zealand
Died22 September 1883
Putiki, Wanganui, New Zealand
ProfessionMāori chief, politician

Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi (c. 1813 – 22 September 1883) was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was one of four Māori elected in the first Māori elections of 1868 for the new Māori electorates in the House of Representatives.

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