Talk:Rino Tirikatene

two men, same name
The Rino Tirikatene who stood in 1996 was this Rino's father, Whetu's brother, who died during an election campaign. That one was a son of Sir Eruera, this one is a grandson. --Hugh7 (talk) 09:22, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Are you sure? I read the article to say Rino Snr was going to stand but after he died during the campaign Rino Jnr actually stood and lost? Mattlore (talk) 09:36, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
 * In the 1996 election, Rino Tirikatene senior, the father of the current candidate, was standing for election in the North Island. He died suddenly on the campaign trail.
 * "After he died, the iwi asked me to step into Dad's shoes. It was really tough as I was thrust into the national campaign," Mr Tirikatene said in an interview.
 * At 23, Mr Tirikatene faced a huge challenge in the campaign, because all five of the Maori seats were won by New Zealand First. But 15 years later, he felt it was a good time to step up and work hard to regain the seat for Labour.