Since then, Māori have used petitions, court cases, deputations to the British monarch and to the New Zealand and British governments, passive resistance and boycotts to try to achieve their goals. Some of this resistance came from religious cults such as Pai Marire (from the 1860s) and Ringatu (founded in 1868). Prophets such as Te Kooti (–1893), Rua Kenana (1869-1937) and Te Whiti (–1907) are sometimes seen as early Māori activists. Some Māori also worked within systems such as the New Zealand Parliament in order to resist land loss and cultural imperialism - in particular Ngata, one of the most important and influential Māori MP's (Member for Eastern Maori, 1905-1943), who tried to combine the benefits of both cultures for Māori.