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Selwyn Parata
New Zealand Māori leader

Selwyn Parata

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New Zealand Māori leader
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Waipiro Bay, Gisborne District, New Zealand
Residence
Gisborne, Gisborne District, New Zealand
Education
Ngata Memorial College
Gisborne District, New Zealand
St Stephen's School (Bombay)
Auckland Region, New Zealand
Awards
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎
(2023)
Selwyn Parata
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Biography

Sir Selwyn Tanetoa Parata KNZM (born 1956 or 1957) is a New Zealand Māori leader. He has served as chair of the Ngāti Porou tribal authority, Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou, since 2014.

Biography

Parata was born at Waipiro Bay in about 1956, the oldest child of Ron Parata and Hiria Reedy. His siblings include the former National Party cabinet minister, Hekia Parata. Through his father, he affiliates to Ngāi Tahu, while on his mother's side he is of Ngāti Porou descent.

Parata was educated at Ngata Memorial College in Ruatoria and at St Stephen's College near Bombay. After leaving school, he worked in various jobs before being appointed as the cultural officer for the Gisborne region in the Department of Maori Affairs when he was 25 years old. He married Amohaere Houkamau, and the couple went on to have four children.

In 1987, Parata was elected a trustee of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou, and he has served on that body and its successor, Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou, ever since, becoming chair of the latter in 2014. He has also been chair of Te Matatini since 2008, and chair of Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa since 2014.

In the 2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours, Parata was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori.

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