soundly defeated at that attempt, he subsequently was successful in the 2007 New Zealand local elections and was elected to both the district council and the Whanganui district health board. He was deputy chairman of the council's Harbour and Maori committees. He was not successful in gaining re-election to the council in 2010, 2013 or 2014. Death Waitai died in Whanganui on 8 May 2021. References 1942 births 2021 deaths New Zealand First MPs 20th-century New Zealand lawyers New Zealand police officers People from Gisborne, New Zealand People from Whanganui Local politicians in New Zealand New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates Mauri Pacific MPs New Zealand National Party politicians Māori politicians Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Unsuccessful candidates in the 1999 New Zealand general election People educated at Whanganui City College