Wiremu Tako Ngatata

Biography:

u Tako Ngatata was a New Zealand Te Āti Awa leader peacemaker and politician. He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 11 October 1872; he was one of the first two Māori to become a member. He served on the Legislative Council until his death on 8 November 1887. Ngatata more later converted to Roman Catholicism.