Mete Paetahi
Mete Kīngi te Rangi Paetahi was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was one of four Māori elected in the first Māori elections of 1868 for the new Māori electorates in the House of Representatives.Private life
Paetahi was the chief of the Ngāti Poutama hapu of the Wanganui region.At the nomination meeting in Wanganui, held at the Courthouse, Mete Paetahi was the only candidate proposed. He was thus elected unopposed. He held a salaried office of Assessor from the Crown, hence a special act, had to be passed to validate his election.
He represented the electorate of Western Maori from 1868 to 1870. He contested the electorate again at the 1871 general election, but was defeated by Wiremu Parata. Of the three candidates, he came last.
