Puti Tipene Watene
(1910-1967)
New Zealand politician
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Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene (18 August 1910 – 14 June 1967), of Ngāti Maru and Te Arawa, was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and politician. He was the first Māori to captain the New Zealand league side and he is the only person to both represent the New Zealand national rugby league team and become a Member of Parliament. He is the great-grandfather of New Zealand Rugby League player Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.
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18 August 1910 Kirikiri, Thames
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14 June 1967 (aged 56) Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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