Puti Tipene Watene Labour Paraone Reweti Labour The 1967 Eastern Māori by-election was a by-election for the electorate of Eastern Maori on 12 August 1967 during the 35th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member Puti Tipene Watene on 14 June 1967.

Labour selected Paraone Brown Reweti, a waterfront worker from Tauranga, as their candidate.

The telegram contained details of the allegations and stated Reweti's selection was an "indictment against the Labour Party" and threatened to stand an independent candidate in protest.

[4] The following table gives the election results: The by-election was won by Paraone Reweti, also of the Labour Party.