A runholder and politician, Pere was of mixed Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata and European descent. He represented Eastern Maori in the House of Representatives from 1884 to 1887, and again from 1893 to 1905.
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'Portrait of Wiremu Pere', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/portrait-wiremu-pere, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-May-2016
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