Personal details
Full Name:
- Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana
Lifetime:
- 25 Jan 1873–18 Sep 1939

Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, of Ngāti Apa and Ngā Rauru, founded the Rātana Church, which remains a major religious and political force today.
Read more...Events In History
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22 April 1936Rātana and Labour seal alliance
The alliance between the Rātana Church and the Labour Party was cemented at an historic meeting between Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana and Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage. Read more...
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21 July 1925Te Haahi Rātana established as church
Founded in 1918 by Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana (1873–1939), the religious movement that bore his name gave hope to many dispossessed Māori and later became a political force. Read more...
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Main image: Rātana on the road
Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana publicising the Rātana movement in Taupō.