Pita Paraone

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Pita Paraone
MNZM MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for New Zealand First party list
In office
22 July 2002 (2002-07-22) – 8 November 2008
Assumed office
21 September 2014
Personal details
Born (1945-11-30) 30 November 1945 (age 78)
Kawakawa, Northland Region
Political party New Zealand First

Rewiti Pomare Kingi "Pita" Paraone MNZM MP (born 30 November 1945) is a New Zealand politician and chairman of the Waitangi National Trust Board. He is a member of the New Zealand First party.

Early life and family

Paraone was born in Kawakawa in the Northland Region.[1] He received his education at Motatau District High School and Bay of Islands College. He has a Diploma in Business Development from the University of Auckland, and a Diploma in Social Work from Victoria University of Wellington.[1] He has also attended the Henley Management College in Henley-on-Thames, England.[1]

Before entering politics, Paraone had a long career in public service spanning several decades.[1] He was a regional director for Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Maori Development.[1] In the 1997 New Year Honours he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and the community.[2] He lived in Pakuranga during his first period in parliament.[3]

Paraone is married with three children and five grandchildren.[1]

Political career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate List Party
2002–2005 47th List 7 NZ First
2005–2008 48th List 7 NZ First
2014–present 51st List 8 NZ First

Before entering parliament, Paraone was a board member of New Zealand First (1999–2000) and a member of the Board of Directors (2000–2002).[1]

He was first elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 2002 election. In the 2008 general election Paraone was sixth on the New Zealand First party list, but the party lost all its parliamentary seats, winning no electorates and polling below the 5% threshold.[3]

In December 2009 he was elected a Chairman of the Waitangi National Trust Board, replacing Jeremy Williams. Paraone has been on the board of the Waitangi National Trust since 1997.[4]

At the 2014 election Paraone was re-elected as a New Zealand First list MP and is currently his party spokesperson on Māori Affairs, Treaty of Waitangi Issues, Pacific Island Affairs, and the Office of Treaty Settlements.

References

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