Koro Wētere

New Zealand politician (1935-2018)

Koro Tainui Wētere CBE (22 June 1935 – 23 June 2018) was a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1969 to 1996, representing the Labour Party.[1] He served as Minister of Māori Affairs from 1984 to 1990.[2] He was a member of the Ngāti Maniapoto tribe.


Koro Wētere

34th Minister of Māori Affairs
In office
26 July 1984 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Mike Moore
Preceded byBen Couch
Succeeded byWinston Peters
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Western Maori
In office
19691996
Preceded byIriaka Matiu Ratana
Personal details
Born
Koro Tainui Wētere

(1935-06-22)22 June 1935
Died23 June 2018(2018-06-23) (aged 83)
Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
RelationsNanaia Mahuta (niece)[1]

Wētere died in Te Kuiti on 23 June 2018, one day after turning 83.[3]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Low profile but leading". The New Zealand Herald. 26 November 1999. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. Gardiner, James; Bidois, Vanessa (29 April 2000). "Wetere tipped as Tainui head". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  3. Yalden, Phillipa (23 June 2018). "Former Labour minister Koro Wētere dies surrounded by family at Te Kuiti hospital". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 June 2018.