Matiu Ratana
Matiu Rātana, son of Tahupotiki Wiremu Rātana, is a former New Zealand politician and President of the Rātana Church.Political career
A younger brother to Haami Tokouru Ratana he succeeded to the Church Presidency, and to the Western Maori electorate after his brother's death in 1944.
Matiu Rātana died on 7 October 1949 in Wanganui Hospital after a car accident. He was succeeded by his wife Iriaka Ratana as MP. She was the first female Māori MP.
