16 Facts About Pita Paraone

Rewiti Pomare Kingi "Pita" Paraone was a New Zealand politician and chairman of the Waitangi National Trust Board.

Pita Paraone was a member of the New Zealand First party.

Pita Paraone received his education at Motatau District High School and Bay of Islands College.

Pita Paraone had a Diploma in Business Development from the University of Auckland, and a Diploma in Social Work from Victoria University of Wellington.

Pita Paraone attended the Henley Management College in Henley-on-Thames, England.

Pita Paraone was a regional director for Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Maori Development.

Pita Paraone lived in Pakuranga during his first period in parliament.

Pita Paraone stood in the 1999 election in the Pakuranga electorate but was unsuccessful.

Pita Paraone was ranked 19th on the New Zealand First party list, which was too low to be elected from the list.

Pita Paraone was first elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 2002 election.

Pita Paraone has been on the board of the Waitangi National Trust since 1997.

In 2014, Pita Paraone was re-elected as a New Zealand First list MP and was his party spokesperson on Maori Affairs, Treaty of Waitangi Issues, Pacific Island Affairs, and the Office of Treaty Settlements.

At the 2017 election however, Pita Paraone was ranked 11th on the New Zealand First list and was not returned to Parliament.

Pita Paraone publicly encouraged his party to support the formation of Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand.

Pita Paraone was appointed chair of the Local Government Commission in November 2018 and held this appointment until his death.

Pita Paraone had undergone cardiac surgery just three weeks prior, but had failed to recover.