Parata (surname)

Parata is a Māori surname. It is a transliteration of the English word "brother" or "brothers".

Prominent people with the surname Parata include:

• Heke Parata, pseudonym of artist Shona Moller
• Hekia Parata, politician
• Katherine Te Rongokahira Parata, tribal leader
• , Italian international rugby league player of Māori descent
• Ned Parata, New Zealand rugby union administrator
• Taare Parata, politician
• Tame Parata, politician
• Wiremu Parata, politician

See also[]

• Wi Parata v. the Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand legal precedent