Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere

Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere (11 April 1871 – 9 August 1954) was a New Zealand Anglican clergyman, newspaper journalist and editor, farmer, writer, historian. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Porou iwi. He was born in Orutua, East Coast, New Zealand on 11 April 1871.[1] One of his younger brothers was Henare Mokena Kohere.

He contested one general election; in 1938, he agreed to be the official Labour Party candidate in the Eastern Maori electorate, and he came second after National's Apirana Ngata.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kohere, Rarawa. "Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.


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