Paraire Karaka Paikea, 1894–1943
Paraire Paikea, of Ngāti Whātua and Te Uri-o-Hau, became a prominent leader of the Rātana movement and served as MP for Northern Māori. As a minister during the Second World War he set up the Maori War Effort Organisation. He worked consistently to defend Ngāti Whātua’s land rights at Ōrākei.
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Tāpihana Paraire Paikea, 1920–1963
Tāpihana Paikea, of Ngāti Whātua and Te Uri-o-Hau, succeeded his father as MP for Northern Māori and put his energies into improving life for urban Māori. Like his father, he defended Ngāti Whātua’s land rights at Ōrākei.
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Ōtene Pāora, ?–1930
Ōtene Pāora lived from about 1900, principally at Ōrākei, and spent much energy attempting to re-establish the 280-hectare Ngāti Whātua block at Ōrākei as a trust for the tribe.
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Louis Wellington Parore, 1888–1953
Louis Parore, of Ngāpuhi and Te Roroa descent, became an interpreter and agent for clients before the Native Land Court. In this role he fought for acknowledgement of Ngāpuhi’s ownership of Lake Ōmāpere, and then fought for Te Roroa burial grounds and adequate compensation for Ngāti Whātua at Ōrākei.
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Ngāpipi Rēweti, 1883/1884?–1957
Ngāpipi Rēweti was born at Ōkahu Bay, Ōrākei. For most of his life he was involved in the conflicts over ownership of his tribe’s lands there. Initially supportive of efforts to sell the land, he subsequently became a defender of fair treatment and compensation.
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