Nau Pāraone Kawiti Pūriri (7 March 1924 – 1 September 1979) was a New Zealand land title officer and Māori welfare worker. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine and Ngāti Kahu o Torongare iwi. He was born in Ngararatunua, Northland, New Zealand in 1924.
At the 1962 local elections he stood for the Porirua Borough Council but was unsuccessful. He was a candidate to stand as the Labour Party nominee at the 1963 Northern Maori by-election after the death of Tāpihana Paraire Paikea.
References
- Ballara, Angela. "Nau Parāone Kawiti Pūriri". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "Borough of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Poll—Councillors". The Evening Post. 20 October 1962. p. 3.
- "Candidate Next Week". The New Zealand Herald. 16 February 1963. p. 3.
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