Paraire Karaka Paikea
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Preceded byTaurekareka Henare
Succeeded byTapihana Paraire Paikea
Born1 June 1894
Otamatea, Kaipara, New Zealand
Otamatea, Kaipara, New Zealand
Died6 April 1943 (aged 48)
Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand
Paraire Karaka Paikea | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Northern Maori | |
| In office 1938 – 6 April 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Taurekareka Henare |
| Succeeded by | Tapihana Paraire Paikea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1894 Otamatea, Kaipara, New Zealand |
| Died | 6 April 1943 (aged 48) Wanganui, New Zealand |
| Children | Tapihana Paraire Paikea |
Paraire Karaka Paikea (1 June 1894 – 6 April 1943) was a New Zealand Māori politician.
Of Te Uri-o-Hau and Ngāti Whātua descent, Paraire Karaka Paikea was born in Otamatea, in the Kaipara area of Northland. An ordained Methodist Minister by 1921, he joined the Rātana movement and by 1924 was on the Rātana council. In June 1925 he was one of the original gazetted Rātana ministers.[1]