Background
Parata was born at Puketeraki near Karitane in 1865, the son of Tame Parata (later the Member of Parliament for Southern Maori) and his wife Peti Hurene, also known as Elizabeth Brown.
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He affiliated to the Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe and Waitaha iwi (tribes). He received his education at Dunedin Normal School. In 1896, Parata was a working for the Native Land Court as a clerk and licensed interpreter.
She was the daughter of a Jewish trader, David Asher, and granddaughter of Asher Asher, the first captain of the Auckland Fire Brigade.
Her brothers included rugby players Albert Asher and Ernie Asher. Another brother, John Atirau Asher, came to live with Te Rongokahira and Charles Parata in Wellington in about 1906.
Charles and Te Rongokahira Parata were among the leaders of "progressive" Māori society and strongly supported the manifesto of what become the Young Māori Party. They often spent time in Wellington, and moved there permanently in 1905.
Parata left his position with the Native Land Court and joined William Moffatt in business as land and estate agents, interpreters and native agents.
Moffatt running the Palmerston North branch and Parata the head office in Wellington. His body was returned to Puketeraki for burial.
Membership
Following his father"s elevation to the Legislative Council in 1911, Parata succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for the Southern Maori electorate in the 1911 general election, and he held the seat until 1918, when he died in Wellington.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Liberal Party member