Wi Katene

{{Short description|New Zealand politician}}

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|name =Wiremu Katene

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|caption =Wiremu Katene circa 1871

|order = Minister without portfolio

|primeminister =George Waterhouse
Sir William Fox
Sir Julius Vogel
Daniel Pollen

|term_start = Nov 1872

|term_end = Feb 1876

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|relatives = Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (great-great-great-great-granddaughter)

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|start = {{NZ election link year|1871}}

|end = 1875

|term = 5th

|electorate = Northern Maori

|party = Independent politician

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|start = {{By-election link year|Northern Maori|1887}}

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|term = 9th

|electorate = Northern Maori

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Wiremu Katene (died 1 November 1895), also known as Wi Katene, was a New Zealand politician.

In 1872 he became the first Māori to be appointed to the Executive Council, becoming the first indigenous Minister of the Crown. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from {{NZ election link year|1871}} to 1875, and again in {{By-election link year|Northern Maori|1887}}.{{cite book |last= Scholefield |first= Guy |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 |authorlink=Guy Scholefield |edition=3rd |origyear= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1950 |publisher= Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |page=118}}

He died on 1 November 1895.{{cite news | url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH18951111.2.21 | title=Local and general news | date=11 November 1895 | work=The New Zealand Herald| accessdate=29 March 2015 | page=5}} The politician Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is a descendant.{{Cite web |title=NZ’s youngest MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke pays touching tribute to her ancestor Wiremu Katene |url=https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/10/18/nzs-youngest-mp-hana-rawhiti-maipi-clarke-pays-touching-tribute-to-her-ancestor-wiremu-katene/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Te Ao Māori News |language=en}}