Mildred "Miria" Amelia Woodbine Pomare OBE (née Johnson, 24 December 1877 – 7 September 1971), also known as Miria Tapapa, was a New Zealand community leader. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki iwi. She was born in Ahipakura in Poverty Bay, New Zealand in 1877.[1]
Miria Pomare | |
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.jpg) Pomare in 1928 | |
| Born | 24 December 1877 Ahipakura, New Zealand |
| Died | 7 September 1971 (aged 93) |
| Burial place | Manukorihi pa, Waitara, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Maui Pomare (died 1930) |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | James Woodbine Johnson |
She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours.[2]
Pomare died on 7 September 1971.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Pomare, Miria Louise Woodbine. "Mildred Amelia Woodbine Pomare". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 30576". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1918. p. 3285.
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