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Miria Pomare

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Miria Pomare
Pomare in 1928
Born(1877-12-24)24 December 1877
Ahipakura, New Zealand
Died7 September 1971(1971-09-07) (aged 93)
Burial placeManukorihi pa, Waitara, New Zealand
SpouseMaui Pomare (died 1930)
Children3
FatherJames Woodbine Johnson

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b Pomare, Miria Louise Woodbine. "Mildred Amelia Woodbine Pomare". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 30576". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1918. p. 3285.