Taare Parata

Taare Rakatauhake Parata (1865 – 8 January 1918), also known as Charles Rere Parata, was a Māori and a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Parata was born at Puketeraki near Karitane in 1865, the son of Tame Parata (later the MP for Southern Maori) and his wife Peti Hurene, also known as Elizabeth Brown. He affiliated to the Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe and Waitaha (tribes). He received his education at Dunedin Normal School. She was the daughter of a Jewish trader, David Asher, The couple had one daughter and two sons of their own. His body was returned to Puketeraki for burial.