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Mr Tata Wineera Parata The death occurred at Lower Hutt on 10th February of Mr Tata Wineera Parata. He was in his 67th year. Tata Parata was of distinguished lineage, being of high standing among Te Atiawa, Ngati Toa and Ngati Raukawa. He was the grandson of Wi Parata te Kakakura, one-time member of Parliament for the Western Maori seat and the second Maori to achieve Cabinet rank. He was educted at Waikanae School and subsequently at the Otaki Maori Boys' College. The funeral at Waikanae was conducted by the Church of Latter Day Saints, of which Mr Parata was an elder in the Hutt Valley area.

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Te Ao Hou, June 1962, Page 63

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Mr Tata Wineera Parata Te Ao Hou, June 1962, Page 63

Mr Tata Wineera Parata Te Ao Hou, June 1962, Page 63