▁taught ▁M ā ori ▁l ore ▁and ▁trad itions . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁by ▁Wi ▁Pere ▁( l ater ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁Parliament ) ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast , ▁but ▁later ▁returned ▁north , ▁possibly ▁to ▁avoid ▁an ▁arranged ▁marriage . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Hen are ▁married ▁H era ▁Pa er ata , ▁whose ▁mother ▁was ▁M ā ori ▁and ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sub ritz ky ▁family ▁from ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Political ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁election , ▁Hen are ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁Reform ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ma ori ▁elect or ate ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament , ▁and ▁won . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁often ▁particip ate ▁in ▁parliament ary ▁deb ates , ▁but ▁was ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁policy ▁related ▁to ▁M ā ori ▁interests . ▁He ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁ Ā p ir ana ▁Ng ata , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁important ▁issues , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁lands ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁A uck land ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Hen are ▁argued ▁against ▁cons cription ▁of ▁M ā ori , ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁conf isc ated ▁lands ▁might ▁persu ade ▁M ā ori ▁to ▁volunte er . ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁M ā ori ▁soldiers ▁re - est ab lish ▁themselves ▁upon ▁their ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁war . ▁In ▁the ▁influen za ▁ep ide