Ōtene Pāora

Ōtene Pāora (c.1870 – 29 December 1930) was a New Zealand Māori leader, Anglican lay reader and land negotiator. He was a son of Paora Kawharu and identified with the Ngāti Whātua iwi. He was born in Reweti, Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

He unsuccessfully contested the 1919 election in the Western Maori electorate. Of 12 candidates, he came tenth.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kawharu, I.H. "Otene Paora". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1920. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2013.


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