surgery just three weeks prior, but had failed to recover. The incumbent Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, offered his condolences, stating that he was "deeply saddened" by the death. References External links Current parliamentary biography for Pita Paraone 1945 births 2019 deaths Māori MPs Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand First MPs New Zealand list MPs Unsuccessful candidates in the 1999 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 2011 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives People educated at Bay of Islands College 21st-century New Zealand politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 2017 New Zealand general election