▁it ▁in ▁common , ▁not ▁under ▁individual ▁title , ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁law , ▁only ▁land ▁held ▁under ▁individual ▁title ▁could ▁count ▁towards ▁the ▁property ▁qual ification . ▁Donald ▁Mc Le an ▁explicitly ▁intended ▁his ▁bill ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁measure , ▁giving ▁specific ▁representation ▁to ▁M ā ori ▁until ▁they ▁adopted ▁European ▁custom s ▁of ▁land ▁ownership . ▁However , ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁last ed ▁far ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁intended ▁five ▁years , ▁and ▁remain ▁in ▁place ▁today , ▁despite ▁the ▁property ▁qual ification ▁for ▁voting ▁being ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁four ▁M ā ori ▁members ▁of ▁parliament ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁were ▁T ā re ha ▁te ▁Mo an an ui ▁( E astern ▁Ma ori ), ▁Frederick ▁N ene ▁Russell ▁( N or thern ▁Ma ori ) ▁and ▁John ▁P atter son ▁( S ou thern ▁Ma ori ), ▁who ▁all ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ; ▁and ▁M ete ▁K ī ng i ▁Te ▁Rang i ▁Pa et ah i ▁( West ern ▁Ma ori ) ▁who ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁These ▁four ▁persons ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁New ▁Zealand - born ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁second ▁four ▁members ▁were ▁Kar ait iana ▁Tak amo ana ▁( E astern ▁Ma ori ); ▁Wi ▁Kat ene ▁( N or thern ▁Ma ori ); ▁H ori ▁K erei ▁Tai aro a ▁( S ou thern ▁Ma ori );