Robert Panapa Tutaki

Robert Panapa Tutaki MBE (c. 1887–88 – 27 September 1957), also known as Tutaki Panapa Stewart and Robert Tutaki Panapa, was a New Zealand shearer and trade unionist . Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. He was born in Ruahapia, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand in about 1887.[1] He stood for the Labour Party in the 1928 election in the Eastern Maori electorate against Apirana Ngata and came third, with 3.6% of the vote.[2] He was appointment a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1949 Birthday Honours.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Martin, John E. "Robert Panapa Tutaki". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 7. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38629. p. 2830. 9 June 1949. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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