Tāpihana Paraire Paikea
Dobbie Paikea | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Northern Maori | |
| In office 24 September 1943 – 7 January 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Paraire Karaka Paikea |
| Succeeded by | Matiu Rata |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tāpihana Paraire Paikea 26 January 1920 Rangiatea, Kaipara, New Zealand |
| Died | 7 January 1963 (aged 42) Oneriri, Kaiwaka, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Relations | Paraire Karaka Paikea (father) |
Tāpihana Paraire "Dobbie" Paikea (26 January 1920 – 7 January 1963), also known as Dobson, was a New Zealand politician and Rātana morehu who won the Northern Maori electorate for Labour in 1943. He was a Māori of Te Roroa, Te Parawhau and Ngāti Whātua descent. He was elected following the death of his father Paraire Karaka Paikea who had been the MP, and he held the parliamentary seat until his own death in 1963.