Apirana and Arihia had eight children, four girls and four boys. Shortly after Ngata's legal qualifications were recognised, he and his wife returned to Waiomatatini where they built a house.
Ngata's first involvement with national politics came through his friendship with James Carroll , who was Minister of Native Affairs in the Liberal Party government. In the election , Ngata himself stood as the Liberal candidate for the Eastern Maori electorate, challenging the incumbent Wi Pere. He was elected to Parliament. Ngata quickly distinguished himself in Parliament as a skilled orator.
He worked closely with his friend Carroll, and also worked closely with Robert Stout. He retained this position until , when the Liberal government was defeated.
Ngata followed the Liberals into Opposition. Although in Opposition, Ngata enjoyed relatively good relations with his counterparts across the House in the Reform Party. He had a particularly good relationship with Gordon Coates , who became Prime Minister in During this time, Ngata was also active in a huge variety of other endeavours.
In the elections , the United Party a rebranding of the old Liberal Party, to which Ngata belonged won an unexpected victory. Ngata was returned to Cabinet, becoming Minister of Native Affairs. He was ranked third within Cabinet, and occasionally served as acting Deputy Prime Minister. Ngata remained extremely diligent in his work, and was noted for his tirelessness. In the elections , the United Party a rebranding of the old Liberal Party, to which Ngata belonged won an unexpected victory.
Ngata was returned to Cabinet, becoming Minister of Native Affairs. He was ranked third within Cabinet, and occasionally served as acting Deputy Prime Minister. Ngata remained extremely diligent in his work, and was noted for his tirelessness. Much of his ministerial work related to land reforms, and the encouragement of Maori land development. Ngata continued to believe in the need to rejuvenate Maori society, and worked strongly towards this goal.
In , both Ngata's wife and eldest son died of illness - this had a great impact on Ngata, but he eventually returned to his former level of activity. In , however, Ngata and his Department of Native Affairs were coming under increasing criticism from other politicians. Many believed that Ngata was pressing ahead too fast, and the large amount of activity that Ngata ordered had caused organizational difficulties within the department. An inquiry into Ngata's department was set up, and in the course of the investigation, it was discovered that one of Ngata's subordinates had falsified accounts.
Ngata himself was criticised for a disregard for official regulations, which he had often felt were inhibiting progress. It was also alleged that Ngata had shown favouritism to his Ngati Porou iwi, although no real evidence of this was ever presented. Ngata, while denying any personal wrongdoing, accepted responsibility for the actions of his department and resigned from his ministerial position.
Many Maori were angry at Ngata's departure from Cabinet, believing that he was the victim of a Pakeha attempt to undermine his land reforms. Although Ngata had resigned from Cabinet, he still remained in Parliament. In the elections , the Labour Party was triumphant - Ngata went into Opposition, although the new Labour government retained many of his land reform programs.
Ngata remained in Parliament until the elections , when he was finally defeated by a Labour- Ratana candidate, Tiaki Omana. He stood again for his seat in the elections , but was unsuccessful. Despite leaving Parliament, Ngata remained involved in politics. In the Second World War , he once again helped gather Maori recruits. In , he was appointed to Parliament's upper house, the Legislative Council , but was too ill by this time to take his seat.
Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a Maori leader, politician, and scholar who inspired improvements in official policy toward the Maori people in New Zealand between and Apirana Ngata was born on July 3, , at Kawaka, the eldest son in a family of 15 children. A scholarship took him to Canterbury University College, where he specialized in political science, and in he became the first Maori to graduate from the University of New Zealand.
He received his master's degree the following year, and 2 years later he took his bachelor of laws degree and was admitted to the bar. Ngata practiced for a few years as a lawyer, but having resolved to devote himself to improving the position of his people, he became travelling and organizing secretary of the Young Maori party, formed by former pupils of Te Aute College with the aim of securing legislation that would directly benefit the Maori people.
In he was elected to Parliament as a Liberal and retained a seat for 38 years. He represented the Maori in Sir Joseph Ward's government and was minister of native affairs in Ward's next government and in George Forbes's government
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