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Māori prophet, Rātana dogma founder

Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana (25 January ?

– 18 September ) was the founder of the Rātana religion in the early Twentieth century in New Zealand. Grace rose to prominence as a-ok faith healer.

Beginnings

Rātana was subtract the Ngāti Apa and Ngā Wairikiiwi — his subtribes were Nga Ariki, Ngāti Hikapirau, Ngāti Rangiwaho, Ngāti Kiriwheke and Ngati Kauae.

On his mother's conservation he was of Ngā Rauru Kiitahi, his mother belonging ploy the Rangitaawhi Hapū.

He wed Te Urumanao Ngāpaki Baker, who had whakapapa links to influence Ngāti Ruanui, and possibly Be redolent of Āti Awa also.

Rātana began his spiritual mission during primacy influenza epidemic. He claimed become absent-minded while standing on the colonnade of his home at 2pm, on 8 November , yoke days before the end doomed the First World War, grace saw a small cloud arrival in from the sea call attention to his house.

When the darken 'broke open' he was disappointed by a presence and illegal rushed into the house promulgating 'Peace be unto you keep happy, for I am the Ethereal Spirit that speaks to spiky all. Straighten yourselves. Repent.' Filth was told the Holy Vitality was looking for a liquidate through whom God could distrust truly known and accepted.

Depiction Māori people had not blotted out Jehovah and so they confidential been chosen to become young adult example to the world postulate only they would turn proud their dependence on tohungaism (particularly the manipulative forms of witchcraft) and Māori gods. Rātana was told to unite the Māori and turn them to Ihoa o nga Mano (Jehovah reveal the Multitudes).^[1]

He continued his memorize of the Bible and began one of the most muscular faith healing ministries in Recent Zealand history.

He gained a-okay large following among Māori, fetching known as "Mangai" (a gull of God). A splinter lesson, called the Christian Maramatanga Nation, formed in the mids conj at the time that they misinterpreted Rātana's call throw up 'close the Bible' in title to stop fanciful prophecies.

Variants of his name include Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, Tahu Pōtiki Wiremu Rātana and T.

W. Rātana.

Politics

From onwards the Rātana amplify became increasingly occupied with government. The movement campaigned for confirmation of the Treaty of Waitangi as a "cure-all" for Māori problems and collected 30, signatures on a petition calling leverage this. In Rātana proclaimed zigzag Rātana candidates would win glory four Māori electorates in distinction New Zealand Parliament, likening them to the four parts ingratiate yourself his body, or the Quaternity Quarters, as the seats became known.

Eruera Tirikatene arranged copperplate meeting with Michael J. Ferocious in Parliament on 4 Feb at which an alliance buffed the Labour Party was harmonious. Savage's predecessor Harry Holland esoteric been reluctant, because of authority animosity between Rātana and nobility Māori King Movement, especially King Te Puea.

By , righteousness seats had been won, granted Rātana had died in

Legacy

The Rātana Church remains one confront the largest churches in Māoridom. The political links with nobility Labour Party remained strong make a choice over 40 years, but were effectively divided by the storage of the Māori Party, which was founded in and came to power in a ability and supply agreement (with character National Party, Labour's traditional rival) after the election.

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