Ropata Te Ao
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Who is Ropata Te Ao?
Ropata Te Ao was a nineteenth-century Māori member of the House of Representatives.
His father was Te Aotuta-hanga and his mother was Te Raute. Te Ao was an elder of the Ngāti Raukawa tribe and lived in Otaki on the Kapiti Coast.
He represented the Western Maori electorate from 1893 after the retirement of Hoani Taipua, to 1896 when he was defeated by Henare Kaihau. He was related to Te Puke Te Ao, who had represented the Western Maori electorate from 1884 until his death in 1886.
Te Ao died on 23 April 1908.
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